ArticleJMIR pediatrics and parenting2022
Social Media Perceptions and Internet Verification Skills Associated With Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Decision-Making Among Parents of Children and Adolescents: Cross-sectional Survey.
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- Media Exposure and Its Association With Vaccine Attitudes, Intentions, and Hesitancy: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of Social Media on HPV Vaccine Knowledge and Attitudes Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Literature Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Young adult perspectives on deciding to get human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in urban and rural communities: A qualitative research study.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
- A Mixed Methods Exploration of Social Media Use for Health Information in Under-Resourced Communities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- How the General Public Navigates Health Misinformation on Social Media: Qualitative Study of Identification and Response Approaches.JMIR infodemiology · 2025Article
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- Overcoming HPV Vaccine Hesitancy in Japan: A Narrative Review of Safety Evidence, Risk Communication, and Policy Approaches.Vaccines · 2025Review
- The Role of Internet Information on Anti-HPV Vaccines: A Comprehensive Overview of a Double-Edged Sword.Vaccines · 2025Review
- The association of caregiver attitudes, information sources, and trust with HPV vaccine initiation among adolescents.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social media utilization, influences related to parental vaccine decision making, and opinions on trustworthy social media vaccination campaigns: A qualitative analysis.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
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- Behavioural interventions to reduce vaccine hesitancy driven by misinformation on social media.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundHuman Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is recommended for children aged 11-12 years in the United States. One factor that may contribute to low national HPV vaccine uptake is parental exposure to misinformation on social media.
objectiveThis study aimed to examine the association between parents' perceptions of the HPV vaccine information on social media and internet verification strategies used with the HPV vaccine decision-making stage for their child.
methodsParents of children and adolescents aged 9-17 years were recruited for a cross-sectional survey in North Texas (n=1192) and classified into 3 groups: children and adolescents who (1) were vaccinated, (2) unvaccinated and did not want the vaccine, and (3) unvaccinated and wanted the vaccine. Multinomial logistic regression models were estimated to identify factors associated with the HPV vaccine decision-making stage with children and adolescents who were vaccinated as the referent group.
resultsOf the 1192 respondents, 44.7% (n=533) had an HPV-vaccinated child, 38.8% (n=463) had an unvaccinated child and did not want the vaccine, and 16.4% (n=196) had an unvaccinated child and wanted the vaccine. Respondents were less likely to be "undecided/not wanting the vaccine" if they agreed that HPV information on social media is credible (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.40, 95% CI 0.26-0.60; P=.001), disagreed that social media makes them question the HPV vaccine (aOR 0.22, 95% CI 0.15-0.33; P<.001), or had a higher internet verification score (aOR 0.74, 95% CI 0.62-0.88; P<.001).
conclusionsInterventions that promote web-based health literacy skills are needed so parents can protect their families from misinformation and make informed health care decisions.
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