EHealth Communication Intervention to Promote Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Middle-School Girls: Development and Usability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the age of initiating sexual intercourse has gradually decreased among South Korean adolescents, earlier vaccination of adolescents for human papillomavirus (HPV) is necessary before their exposure to HPV. Health communication includes "cues to action" that lead to preventive health behaviors, and recently, social networking services, which operate with fewer time and space constraints, have been used in various studies as a form of eHealth communication.

Objective

This study aims to investigate the feasibility and usability of an eHealth communication intervention for HPV vaccination in middle-school girls aimed at the girls and their mothers.

Methods

The eHealth communication intervention for HPV vaccination was developed using a 6-step intervention ma

SUBMITTER: Kim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11555454 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature