ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2013
Dr. Google: what about the human papillomavirus vaccine?
Article in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic literature review to examine the potential for social media to impact HPV vaccine uptake and awareness, knowledge, and attitudes about HPV and HPV vaccination.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2019Pooled it
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- Chatting with ChatGPT to learn about safety of COVID-19 vaccines - A perspective.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
- Debunking health myths on the internet: the persuasive effect of (visual) online communication.Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health · 2022Article
- Rural Caregivers' Willingness for Community Pharmacists to Administer the HPV Vaccine to Their Age-Eligible Children.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021Article
- Vaccine criticism on the Internet: Propositions for future research.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2016Article
- Can Digital Tools Be Used for Improving Immunization Programs?Frontiers in public health · 2016Review
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3 authors.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesTo assess and analyze the information and recommendations provided by Google Web Search™ (Google) in relation to web searches on the HPV vaccine, indications for females and males and possible adverse effects.
resultsIn the comprehensive analysis of results, 72.2% of websites offer information favorable to HPV vaccination, with varying degrees of content detail, vs. 27.8% with highly dissuasive content in relation to HPV vaccination. The most frequent type of site is the blog or forum. The information found is frequently incomplete, poorly structured, and often lacking in updates, bibliography and adequate citations, as well as sound credibility criteria (scientific association accreditation and/or trust mark system). MATERIALS AND
methodsDescriptive cross-sectional study of the results of 14 web searches. Comprehensive analysis of results based on general recommendation given (favorable/dissuasive), as well as compliance with pre-established criteria, namely design, content and credibility. Sub-analysis of results according to site category: general information, blog / forum and press.
conclusionsGoogle, as a tool which users employ to locate medical information and advice, is not specialized in providing information that is necessarily rigorous or valid from a scientific perspective. Search results and ranking based on Google's generalized algorithms can lead users to poorly grounded opinions and statements, which may impact HPV vaccination perception and subsequent decision making.
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