Table 2:

Quality of vaccination content on chiropractic websites in 2016 as assessed with the Web Resource Rating Tool

ComponentPositive messaging
n = 16
Neutral messaging
n = 19
Negative messaging
n = 59
Median score* (IQR)18 (12–19)22 (14–39)21 (14–32)
Star rating, no. (%) of websites
 014 (88)13 (68)4 (7)
 11 (6)5 (26)34 (58)
 21 (6)1 (5)11 (19)
 30 (0)0 (0)9 (15)
 40 (0)0 (0)1 (2)
  • Note: IQR = interquartile range.

  • * Rated from 0% to 100%, with higher scores representing better reporting quality.

  • 0 = lowest quality, 5 = highest quality.