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Readability of COVID-19 online information by website producer type
| Producer | Mean readability score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| FRES1 | FKGL2 | GFI3 | |
| All (n = 41) | 53.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Governmental organisation (n = 17) | 52.7 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Non-governmental organisation (n = 10) | 56.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
| For profit organisation (n = 7) | 54.1 | 7.4 | 4.7 |
| Professional society/medical journal/Healthcare provider (n = 7) | 53.3 | 8 | 8.3 |
1FRES Flesch Reading Ease Score
2FKGL Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level
3GFI Gunning-Fog Index
