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Table 1 Mean DISCERN scores of the included websites (n = 46) according to source of website and the overall interrater reliability (IRR)

From: Quality of websites about long-acting reversible contraception: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Subscale

Question [score range]

Government or health care system (n = 13), M (SD)

Pharmaceutical company (n = 15), M (SD)

Independent information website or charity/ organization (n = 18), M (SD)

Overall (n = 46), M (SD)

IRR

Reliability

Clear aims [1-5]

2.8 (1.5)

3.2 (0.8)

2.6 (0.9)

2.8 (0.9)

0.11

Achieve aims [1-5]

3.3 (1.4)

3.5 (0.9)

3.0 (0.9)

3.2 (1.1)

0.20

Relevance [1-5]

3.9 (0.7)

3.8 (1.0)

3.1 (0.7)

3.6 (0.8)

0.67

Clear what sources were used [1-5]

1.1 (0.3)

1.1 (0.3)

1.8 (1.1)

1.3 (0.8)

0.89

Clear when the information was produced [1-5]

1.5 (0.5)

1.6 (0.5)

2.3 (0.7)

1.8 (0.7)

0.86

Balanced & unbiased [1-5]

2.4 (0.5)

2.2 (0.6)

2.6 (0.6)

2.4 (0.6)

0.37

Additional sources of support & information [1-5]

1.7 (0.6)

1.8 (0.8)

2.6 (1.5)

2.1 (1.1)

0.62

Refer to areas of uncertainties [1-5]

2.3 (1.0)

2.7 (1.2)

2.6 (0.8)

2.5 (1.0)

0.59

Total score [8-40]

18.9 (3.7)

19.1 (3.2)

20.5 (3.9)

19.7 (3.7)

0.43

Information about long-acting contraceptive choices

How long-acting contraception works [1-5]

3.9 (0.9)

3.2 (0.9)

3.2 (1.2)

3.4 (1.0)

0.75

Benefits of long-acting contraception [1-5]

4.0 (1.1)

3.9 (1.2)

3.8 (1.4)

3.9 (1.2)

0.62

Risks of long-acting contraception [1-5]

4.2 (1.4)

4.4 (1.2)

4.2 (1.0)

4.3 (1.2)

0.83

What happen if no long-acting contraception is used [1-5]

3.0 (1.0)

2.7 (1.2)

2.6 (1.1)

2.8 (1.1)

0.14

How long-acting contraception affect overall quality of life [1-5]

2.5 (0.7)

2.9 (0.8)

2.2 (0.5)

2.5 (0.7)

0.04

That there is more than one long-acting contraceptive choice [1-5]

3.1 (1.4)

2.5 (1.2)

3.0 (1.1)

2.8 (1.2)

0.78

Support for shared decision-making [1-5]

2.6 (0.9)

2.7 (0.9)

2.2 (0.8)

2.5 (0.9)

0.42

Total score [7-35]

23.1 (3.6)

22.4 (4.5)

21.2 (4.1)

22.1 (4.1)

0.62

Overall quality

Total score [1-5]

2.3 (1.2)

2.3 (1.4)

2.3 (0.9)

2.3 (1.1)

0.53

Total

Total score [16–80]

44.3 (8.1)

44.5 (8.2)

44.0 (7.1)

44.1 (7.7)

0.56