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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2020 Apr;47(2):258-263.
doi: 10.1177/1090198119894589. Epub 2020 Jan 20.

A Storytelling Intervention in a Mobile, Web-Based Platform: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Preliminary Effectiveness to Promote Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Korean American College Women

Minjin Kim  1 , Haeok Lee  2 , Peter Kiang  2 , Teri Aronowitz  2 , Lisa Kennedy Sheldon  3 , Ling Shi  2 , Jeroan J Allison  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

A Storytelling Intervention in a Mobile, Web-Based Platform: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Preliminary Effectiveness to Promote Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Korean American College Women

Minjin Kim et al. Health Educ Behav. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

Korean American women have substantially greater incidence rates of cervical cancer and the lowest rates of cervical cancer screening in the United States. However, there has been minimal research to promote human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among this population. A pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate preliminary effectiveness of a storytelling video intervention using mobile, Web-based technology. One hundred and four Korean American college women were randomized to the experimental group (storytelling video) or the comparison group (information-based written material). The effects of the intervention were assessed immediately postintervention and at the 2-month follow-up. Both groups improved in knowledge of and attitude toward the HPV vaccine at the postintervention. At the 2-month follow-up, the experimental group was twice as likely to receive the HPV vaccine compared to the comparison group. This preliminary evidence supports the use of a storytelling video intervention and shows substantial promise for further development and testing in larger scale studies.

Keywords: HPV vaccination; Korean American college women; mobile Web-based technology; storytelling video intervention.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

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