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With the rise of online health information, platforms such as YouTube have become popular sources of disease-related content, but the accuracy of this information remains a concern.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This study evaluates the reliability and quality of YouTube videos concerning scabies in children to address the lack of research in this area.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on April 1, 2024, reviewing the first 200 relevant YouTube videos with the search terms \u201cscabies\u201d and \u201cscabies in children.\u201d Videos were assessed using modified DISCERN (mDISCERN), Global Quality Score (GQS), and Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) scoring systems. 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