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

doi:10.1080/21645515.2019.1581543

. 2019;15(7-8):1465-1475.

doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1581543. Epub 2019 Apr 11.

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

Rebecca R Ortiz¹, Andrea Smith¹, Tamera Coyne-Beasley²

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¹ a S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University , Syracuse , NY , USA.
² b School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham , AL , USA.

PMID: 30779682
PMCID: PMC6746532
DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1581543

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

Rebecca R Ortiz et al. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019.

. 2019;15(7-8):1465-1475.

doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1581543. Epub 2019 Apr 11.

Authors

Rebecca R Ortiz¹, Andrea Smith¹, Tamera Coyne-Beasley²

Affiliations

¹ a S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University , Syracuse , NY , USA.
² b School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham , AL , USA.

PMID: 30779682
PMCID: PMC6746532
DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1581543

Abstract

This article summarizes the findings from a systematic literature review to examine how social media may impact HPV vaccine uptake and HPV and HPV vaccine related awareness, knowledge, and attitudes. Study inclusion criteria was original data collection of at least one data point about social media and HPV and/or HPV vaccination, such that the study provided insight into how social media content may influence HPV and HPV vaccine related knowledge, attitudes, and/or behaviors. A total of 44 relevant articles were identified using the following databases: PubMed, PsycINFO, Communication Source, Sociological Abstracts, Business Source Elite, and the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). Most studies analyzed the valence, type, and frequency of social media content about HPV vaccination, and some found associations between potential exposure to negative, anti-vacc`11qine content and lower vaccination rates. Some studies that included primary human subject data collection found that engagement with HPV related social media content was associated with improved awareness and knowledge but not with increased vaccine uptake. The literature overall is lacking in systematic and rigorous research examining the effects of social media on HPV related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors and needs further examination as social media increasingly becomes a source of health information.

Keywords: HPV; HPV vaccine; social media.

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[1] Bruni L, Diaz M, Barrionuevo-Rosas L, Herrero R, Bray F, Bosch FX, de Sanjosé S, Castellsagué X.. Global estimates of human papillomavirus vaccination coverage by region and income level: a pooled analysis. Lancet Glob Heal. 2016;4(7):e453–63. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30099-7. - DOI - PubMed

[2] Bruni L, Diaz M, Barrionuevo-Rosas L, Herrero R, Bray F, Bosch FX, de Sanjosé S, Castellsagué X.. Global estimates of human papillomavirus vaccination coverage by region and income level: a pooled analysis. Lancet Glob Heal. 2016;4(7):e453–63. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30099-7. - DOI - PubMed

[3] Drolet M, Bénard É, Boily M-C, Ali H, Baandrup L, Bauer H, Beddows S, Brisson J, Brotherton JML, Cummings T, et al. Population-level impact and herd effects following human papillomavirus vaccination programmes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015;15(5):565–80. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(14)71073-4. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Drolet M, Bénard É, Boily M-C, Ali H, Baandrup L, Bauer H, Beddows S, Brisson J, Brotherton JML, Cummings T, et al. Population-level impact and herd effects following human papillomavirus vaccination programmes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015;15(5):565–80. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(14)71073-4. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Garland SM, Kjaer SK, Muñoz N, Block SL, Brown DR, DiNubile MJ, Lindsay BR, Kuter BJ, Perez G, Dominiak-Felden G, et al. Impact and effectiveness of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine: a systematic review of 10 years of real-world experience. Clin Infect Dis. 2016;63(4):519–27. doi:10.1093/cid/ciw354. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Garland SM, Kjaer SK, Muñoz N, Block SL, Brown DR, DiNubile MJ, Lindsay BR, Kuter BJ, Perez G, Dominiak-Felden G, et al. Impact and effectiveness of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine: a systematic review of 10 years of real-world experience. Clin Infect Dis. 2016;63(4):519–27. doi:10.1093/cid/ciw354. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Lim MS, Vella A, Sacks-Davis R, Hellard ME. Young people’s comfort receiving sexual health information via social media and other sources. Int J STD AIDS. 2014;25(14):1003–08. doi:10.1177/0956462414527264. - DOI - PubMed

[8] Lim MS, Vella A, Sacks-Davis R, Hellard ME. Young people’s comfort receiving sexual health information via social media and other sources. Int J STD AIDS. 2014;25(14):1003–08. doi:10.1177/0956462414527264. - DOI - PubMed

[9] Fergie G, Hilton S, Hunt K. Young adults’ experiences of seeking online information about diabetes and mental health in the age of social media. Heal Expect. 2016;19(6):1324–35. doi:10.1111/hex.12430. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Fergie G, Hilton S, Hunt K. Young adults’ experiences of seeking online information about diabetes and mental health in the age of social media. Heal Expect. 2016;19(6):1324–35. doi:10.1111/hex.12430. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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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

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