大流行流感期间的网络冲浪：世界卫生组织有关预防建议的可获得性。
Surfing the web during pandemic flu: availability of World Health Organization recommendations on prevention.
机构信息
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.
出版信息
BMC Public Health. 2010 Sep 20;10:561. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-561.
BACKGROUND
People often search for information on influenza A(H1N1)v prevention on the web. The extent to which information found on the Internet is consistent with recommendations issued by the World Health Organization is unknown.
METHODS
We conducted a search for "swine flu" accessing 3 of the most popular search engines through different proxy servers located in 4 English-speaking countries (Australia, Canada, UK, USA). We explored each site resulting from the searches, up to 4 clicks starting from the search engine page, analyzing availability of World Health Organization recommendations for swine flu prevention.
RESULTS
Information on hand cleaning was reported on 79% of the 147 websites analyzed; staying home when sick was reported on 77.5% of the websites; disposing tissues after sneezing on 75.5% of the websites. Availability of other recommendations was lower. The probability of finding preventative recommendations consistent with World Health Organization varied by country, type of website, and search engine.
CONCLUSIONS
Despite media coverage on H1N1 influenza, relevant information for prevention is not easily found on the web. Strategies to improve information delivery to the general public through this channel should be improved.
背景
人们经常在网上搜索甲型 H1N1 流感预防信息。但目前尚不清楚互联网上找到的信息在多大程度上与世界卫生组织发布的建议一致。
方法
我们通过位于 4 个英语国家（澳大利亚、加拿大、英国和美国）的 4 个不同代理服务器，对 3 个最受欢迎的搜索引擎进行了“猪流感”搜索。我们对搜索结果中的每个网站进行了浏览，从搜索引擎页面开始点击 4 次，以分析网站上是否有世界卫生组织关于预防猪流感的建议。
结果
在所分析的 147 个网站中，有 79%的网站报告了勤洗手的信息；有 77.5%的网站报告了生病时应留在家中的信息；有 75.5%的网站报告了打喷嚏后应丢弃纸巾的信息。其他建议的可获得性较低。发现与世界卫生组织建议一致的预防建议的可能性因国家、网站类型和搜索引擎而异。
结论
尽管媒体对 H1N1 流感进行了报道，但在网络上却难以找到相关的预防信息。应改善通过该渠道向公众提供信息的策略。
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