Table 2.

Health on the Net (HON) score analysis.

Criteria	Mean	SD*	Normal Range†
Provider transparency	1.8	0.4	0 ‐ 2
Purpose/objective transparency	1.0	0.0	0 ‐ 1
Target audience stated	1.0	0.2	0 ‐ 1
Funding sources stated	0.5	0.5	0 ‐ 1
Source information	0.5	1.0	0 ‐ 3
Author details	0.8	0.9	0 ‐ 2
Privacy	0.8	0.4	0 ‐ 1
Updating policy	0.3	0.5	0 ‐ 1
Accountability	1.0	0.2	0 ‐ 2
Editorial policy	0.2	0.4	0 ‐ 1
Accessibility	1.0	0.2	0 ‐ 1
HON Score	8.9	2.2	0 ‐ 16

^*Refers to “standard deviation”

^†Range of points allotted for each criterion in HON scoring system