Provider Communication and Mothers' Willingness to Vaccinate Against Human Papillomavirus and Influenza: A Randomized Health Messaging Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the effect of a health messaging intervention focused on provider communication about vaccination on mothers' willingness to vaccinate children against human papillomavirus (HPV) and seasonal influenza.

Methods

A total of 2476 mothers of 9- to 13-year-olds in the United States completed a Web-based survey in August 2014. Mothers were randomized to 1 of 2 groups targeting HPV or influenza vaccine. Mothers whose child had not received the target vaccine (ie, zero doses of HPV vaccine/no prior-year administration of influenza vaccine) were randomized to the intervention. The study used a 3 × 2 between-subjects design; illustrated vignettes depicted 1 of 3 levels of provider recommendation strength (brief mention of vaccination, strong recommendation of v

SUBMITTER: Donahue K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5785569 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature