Evaluation of Gynecologists' Websites in terms of Ethical Principles

Merve Özzeybek Taş; Onur Tengilimoğlu; Elif Eşiyok; Nazmiye Ekinci

doi:10.48121/jihsam.1750270

Evaluation of Gynecologists' Websites in terms of Ethical Principles

Abstract

Objective: Medical doctors frequently use their webpages to communicate with patients. The aim of this study is to eveluate the websites of Turkish gynecologists according to the Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct (HONcode) principles. Methods: The population of the study consists of 5739 gynecologists in Turkey. However, using a convenience sampling method, 608 gynecologists with websites were selected. The selected web pages of gynecologists were analyzed based on the HONcode criteria. In the study, the websites of obstetricians and gynecologists were evaluated according to the criteria of the HONcode principles between February 15, 2021 and May 15, 2021, and the obtained data were analyzed using a statistical software package program. Results: The findings show that 64% of gynecologists' websites did not adhere to HONcode principles. In addition, it was determined that among social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, obstetricians use Instagram the most (72%) and Twitter the least (19.2%). Further this research shows that 80.9% of gynecologists do not have their web pages in other languages. Furthermore 94.9% of gynecologists have visual contents like photographs and videos on their web pages and 8.1% have visual contents other than those belonging to their patients. Conclusion: The eight HONcode principles, the most frequently violated was found financial disclosure” while “confidentiality” was the least violated. In addition, it was determined that there was no ethical violation regarding the "advertising policy" principle. Ethical principles should be developed for gynecologists' websites.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Merve Özzeybek Taş ^*
0000-0002-8328-8315
Türkiye

Onur Tengilimoğlu
0000-0002-6202-5233
Türkiye

Elif Eşiyok
0000-0001-9486-7067
Türkiye

Nazmiye Ekinci
0000-0002-7007-4123
Türkiye

Publication Date

October 31, 2025

Submission Date

July 25, 2025

Acceptance Date

October 7, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 11 Number: 22

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48121/jihsam.1750270

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https://izlik.org/JA33HS46BA

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APA

Özzeybek Taş, M., Tengilimoğlu, O., Eşiyok, E., & Ekinci, N. (2025). Evaluation of Gynecologists’ Websites in terms of Ethical Principles. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management, 11(22), 173-181. https://doi.org/10.48121/jihsam.1750270

AMA

1.Özzeybek Taş M, Tengilimoğlu O, Eşiyok E, Ekinci N. Evaluation of Gynecologists’ Websites in terms of Ethical Principles. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management. 2025;11(22):173-181. doi:10.48121/jihsam.1750270

Chicago

Özzeybek Taş, Merve, Onur Tengilimoğlu, Elif Eşiyok, and Nazmiye Ekinci. 2025. “Evaluation of Gynecologists’ Websites in Terms of Ethical Principles”. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management 11 (22): 173-81. https://doi.org/10.48121/jihsam.1750270.

EndNote

Özzeybek Taş M, Tengilimoğlu O, Eşiyok E, Ekinci N (October 1, 2025) Evaluation of Gynecologists’ Websites in terms of Ethical Principles. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management 11 22 173–181.

IEEE

[1]M. Özzeybek Taş, O. Tengilimoğlu, E. Eşiyok, and N. Ekinci, “Evaluation of Gynecologists’ Websites in terms of Ethical Principles”, Journal of International Health Sciences and Management, vol. 11, no. 22, pp. 173–181, Oct. 2025, doi: 10.48121/jihsam.1750270.

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Özzeybek Taş, Merve - Tengilimoğlu, Onur - Eşiyok, Elif - Ekinci, Nazmiye. “Evaluation of Gynecologists’ Websites in Terms of Ethical Principles”. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management 11/22 (October 1, 2025): 173-181. https://doi.org/10.48121/jihsam.1750270.

JAMA

1.Özzeybek Taş M, Tengilimoğlu O, Eşiyok E, Ekinci N. Evaluation of Gynecologists’ Websites in terms of Ethical Principles. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management. 2025;11:173–181.

MLA

Özzeybek Taş, Merve, et al. “Evaluation of Gynecologists’ Websites in Terms of Ethical Principles”. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management, vol. 11, no. 22, Oct. 2025, pp. 173-81, doi:10.48121/jihsam.1750270.

Vancouver

1.Merve Özzeybek Taş, Onur Tengilimoğlu, Elif Eşiyok, Nazmiye Ekinci. Evaluation of Gynecologists’ Websites in terms of Ethical Principles. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management. 2025 Oct. 1;11(22):173-81. doi:10.48121/jihsam.1750270