Table 2.

Characteristics of 13 state-level data dashboards for sexually transmitted infections, ranked from the fewest to the most identified major usability problems

Usability rank (1 = fewest major problems)	Generic or STI/HIV specifica	Organization of information	Complexity			Downloadable data
			Available visualizations	Available filters	Interactive features (except filter)
Dashboard 1	Specific	Multiple pages, each with a map for a specific STI	Map of counties with a filter	Year	Hover effect	No
Dashboard 2	Specific	Single page with one interactive chart	Stacked bar chart with filters	Sex or transmission mode or age Sex or race and ethnicity or transmission mode or age	Hover effect	No
Dashboard 3	Generic	Single page with multiple tabs showing different visualizations of a selected disease	Line chart (year) Map (counties) Bubble chart (disease burden) Table	Year County Disease Measure	Hover effect	Yes
Dashboard 4	Generic	Single page with 2 sections including different visualizations for the selected disease	Line chart (year) Map and bar chart (counties) Table	County Year Disease	Show or hide	Yes
Dashboard 5	Generic	Single page with 2 sections including different visualizations for the selected disease	Line chart (year) Map and bar chart for counties Table	County Year Disease	Show or hide	Yes
Dashboard 6	Specific	Single page with an interactive section and multiple tabs with infographics on different STIs	Line chart (year and month) Pyramid chart (age and sex) Heat map (race and ethnicity) Infographics with maps, dot chart, and dumbbell chart	County Year Disease	Show or hide, hover effect	No
Dashboard 7	Generic	Single page with multiple tabs (introduction, overview, table, map)	Line chart (year) Bar charts (sex, race and ethnicity, age) with filters #1 Map (counties) Table with filters #2	Filter #1: Disease Year Filter #2: Disease Year Sex Race and ethnicity Age County	Hover effect	No
Dashboard 8	Specific	Single page with different visualizations of HIV data	Dumbbell chart with filters #1 Stacked bar chart for engagement in HIV care with filter #2	Filters #1: Sex or race and ethnicity or transmission mode or age Sex or race and ethnicity or transmission mode or age Filters #2: Region	Sort, hover effect	No
Dashboard 9	Specific	Single page with 2 sections: a chart and a table for the selected county; a map and table for the state	Line chart with filters #1 Map (counties) with filters #2 Table	Filters #1: County Year Sex/race and ethnicity Filters #2: Year Sex/race and ethnicity	Hover effect	Yes
Dashboard 10	Specific	Single page with 3 sections including different visualizations of HIV, PrEP,b and services	Line and area chart (year) Map and bar chart (counties) Bar chart (age) Bar chart (race and ethnicity)	—	Show or hide, hover effect	No
Dashboard 11	Specific	Multiple pages for different HIV statistics (persons living with HIV or newly diagnosed)	Line charts (race and ethnicity, gender, age, transmission mode) Stacked bar chart (stages of disease) Map (counties) with a filter	Year	—	No
Dashboard 12	Specific	Multiple pages with different visualizations of STI data	Line chart (year) Pyramid chart (age and sex) Map (counties) Table	Sex Race Ethnicity Age County Year Disease Measure	—	Yes
Dashboard 13	Generic	Multiple pages for state or county data, each containing multiple tabs for map, table, and charts	Map (counties) Table (counties and region) Bar chart (counties and region)	Selected indicators (eg, disease rate per 100 000 males aged 15–44 years old)	—	Yes

^aGeneric dashboard refers to the ones that contain information about different diseases, while specific dashboards only contain information about STIs or HIV.

^bPrEP = Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, a medication to protect people at risk of HIV.