TY - JOUR
T1 - Information about Sexual Health on Crisis Pregnancy Center Web Sites
T2 - Accurate for Adolescents?
AU - Bryant-Comstock, Katelyn
AU - Bryant, Amy G.
AU - Narasimhan, Subasri
AU - Levi, Erika E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - Study Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality and accuracy of sexual health information on crisis pregnancy center Web sites listed in state resource directories for pregnant women, and whether these Web sites specifically target adolescents. Design: A survey of sexual health information presented on the Web sites of crisis pregnancy centers. Setting: Internet. Participants: Crisis pregnancy center Web sites. Interventions: Evaluation of the sexual health information presented on crisis pregnancy center Web sites. Main Outcome Measures: Themes included statements that condoms are not effective, promotion of abstinence-only education, availability of comprehensive sexual education, appeal to a young audience, provision of comprehensive sexual health information, and information about sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Results and Conclusion: Crisis pregnancy center Web sites provide inaccurate and misleading information about condoms, STIs, and methods to prevent STI transmission. This information might be particularly harmful to adolescents, who might be unable to discern the quality of sexual health information on crisis pregnancy center Web sites. Listing crisis pregnancy centers in state resource directories might lend legitimacy to the information on these Web sites. States should be discouraged from listing Web sites as an accurate source of information in their resource directories.
AB - Study Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality and accuracy of sexual health information on crisis pregnancy center Web sites listed in state resource directories for pregnant women, and whether these Web sites specifically target adolescents. Design: A survey of sexual health information presented on the Web sites of crisis pregnancy centers. Setting: Internet. Participants: Crisis pregnancy center Web sites. Interventions: Evaluation of the sexual health information presented on crisis pregnancy center Web sites. Main Outcome Measures: Themes included statements that condoms are not effective, promotion of abstinence-only education, availability of comprehensive sexual education, appeal to a young audience, provision of comprehensive sexual health information, and information about sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Results and Conclusion: Crisis pregnancy center Web sites provide inaccurate and misleading information about condoms, STIs, and methods to prevent STI transmission. This information might be particularly harmful to adolescents, who might be unable to discern the quality of sexual health information on crisis pregnancy center Web sites. Listing crisis pregnancy centers in state resource directories might lend legitimacy to the information on these Web sites. States should be discouraged from listing Web sites as an accurate source of information in their resource directories.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Contraception
KW - Crisis pregnancy center
KW - Reproductive health
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.05.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.05.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 26493590
AN - SCOPUS:84952875932
SN - 1083-3188
VL - 29
SP - 22
EP - 25
JO - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
JF - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
IS - 1
ER -