Questions and Concerns About HPV Vaccine: A Communication Experiment.

ABSTRACT: : media-1vid110.1542/5972295740001PEDS-VA_2018-1872Video Abstract OBJECTIVES: We sought to identify effective responses to parents' questions and concerns about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

Methods

In 2017-2018, we surveyed a national sample of 1196 US parents of children aged 9 to 17 years. We recorded brief videos of a pediatrician providing messages that addressed 7 HPV vaccination topics that commonly elicit questions or concerns (eg, recommended age). We randomly assigned parents to 1 of the message topics; parents then viewed 4 videos on that topic in random order and evaluated the messages.

Results

Parents were more confident in HPV vaccine when they were exposed to messages that addressed lack of knowledge about HPV vaccine (b = 0.13; P = .

SUBMITTER: Shah PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6361359 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature