The Association between Message Framing and Intention to Vaccinate Predictive of Hepatitis A Vaccine Uptake.

ABSTRACT: As ongoing, sporadic outbreaks of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections present public health challenges, it is critical to understand public perceptions about HAV, especially regarding vaccination. This study examines whether message framing changes the intention to vaccinate against HAV and self-reported vaccine behavior. Using a randomized controlled trial (N = 472) in February 2019 via Amazon Mechanical Turk, participants were randomized to one of four HAV vaccination message groups or a no-message control group. The message groups varied in their emphasis on the nature of outcomes (gain versus loss) and for whom (individual versus collective). The message frames were compared by intention to vaccinate, differences in message characteristics, and behavioral determinants. There was no diff

SUBMITTER: Satybaldiyeva N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10888360 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature