Fundación Ciencia & Vida - Andes Biotechnologies SpA, Av. Zañartu 1482, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile.
Fundación Ciencia & Vida - Andes Biotechnologies SpA, Av. Zañartu 1482, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile; Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andrés Bello, Republica 217, Santiago, Chile.
Public Health. 2017 Jul;148:19-24. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.02.017. Epub 2017 Apr 3.
Cervical cancer is the most common gynaecologic malignancy worldwide and is the sixth cause of cancer death in Chile. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for most cervical cancers. Individuals seeking basic information about HPV frequently turn to health information websites. We hypothesized that some of their data may be inaccurate.
Comparative analysis of information.
We analyze the content of highly accessed websites such as the Spanish version of Wikipedia and Yahoo Answers through the application of a questionnaire, as well as a website managed by the Chilean Ministry of Health (Minsal). The accuracy of each answer was confirmed by comparison with information retrieved from articles published by indexed journals.
The information provided by the Spanish version of Wikipedia was accurate; nevertheless a few omissions were detected. The quality of the information provided by the Spanish version of Yahoo Answers was inaccurate and confusing. The Minsal website lacked important information on several topics about HPV even though it is managed and endorsed by the government.
We suggest periodical content reviews to increase the completeness, transparency and correctness of the website.
宫颈癌是全球最常见的妇科恶性肿瘤，也是智利第六大癌症死因。人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）是大多数宫颈癌的罪魁祸首。许多人在寻求 HPV 的基本信息时，会转向健康信息网站。我们假设这些网站上的部分信息可能不够准确。
信息比较分析。
我们通过问卷调查的方式，分析了西班牙版维基百科和雅虎问答等热门网站的内容，还分析了智利卫生部（Minsal）管理的一个网站。我们通过与索引期刊发表的文章中检索到的信息进行比较，确认了每个答案的准确性。
西班牙版维基百科提供的信息准确，但也存在一些遗漏。雅虎问答提供的西班牙版本信息不准确且令人困惑。Minsal 网站甚至缺乏政府管理和支持的 HPV 相关主题的重要信息。
我们建议定期审查内容，以增加网站的完整性、透明度和正确性。
