Use of social media and its influence on HPV vaccine hesitancy: US National Online Survey of mothers of adolescents, 2023

IF 4.5 3区医学 Q2 IMMUNOLOGY

Vaccine Pub Date : 2025-01-12 DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126571

Erica Liebermann , Melanie Kornides , Masako Matsunaga , Eungung Lim , Gregory Zimet , Gary Glauberman , Cable Kronen , Holly B. Fontenot

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Abstract

Purpose

Explore mothers of adolescents' use of social media and the influence of social media on hesitancy regarding HPV vaccine.

Methods

A national online survey of mothers of adolescents aged 9–17 years was conducted in August 2023, with participants recruited from an online research panel of US residents. The study examined socio-demographic factors, social media use patterns, and influence of social media and their association with HPV vaccine hesitancy.

Results

Survey sample included 3968 mothers of adolescents. Specifically among the social media variables, multivariable analysis revealed that Facebook influence was negatively associated with HPV vaccine hesitancy (β = −0.016, 95 % confidence interval [CI] = (−0.029, −0.003), p = 0.019), while uncertainty about social media messages (veracity) (β = 0.067, 95 % CI = (0.021, 0.113), p = 0.004) were associated with increased vaccine hesitancy. No significant associations were found with the number of daily-used social media platforms or influence from other platforms.

Discussion

Our findings highlight the impact of uncertainty about social media messages and its effect on parents' HPV vaccine hesitancy. Our findings also highlight the potential role of health care providers in reducing vaccine hesitancy during clinical encounters. Future research is needed to better understand the elements (content, approach, platforms) of effective social media communication interventions to decrease vaccine hesitancy and improve HPV vaccination rates among adolescents in the US.

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社交媒体的使用及其对HPV疫苗犹豫的影响：2023年美国青少年母亲全国在线调查

目的：探讨青少年母亲对社交媒体的使用情况及社交媒体对HPV疫苗犹豫的影响。方法：于2023年8月对9-17岁青少年的母亲进行了一项全国性的在线调查，参与者来自美国居民的在线研究小组。该研究调查了社会人口因素、社交媒体使用模式、社交媒体的影响及其与HPV疫苗犹豫的关系。结果：调查样本包括3968名青少年母亲。特别是在社交媒体变量中，多变量分析显示Facebook影响与HPV疫苗犹豫呈负相关（β = -0.016, 95%置信区间[CI] = (-0.029, -0.003), p = 0.019），而社交媒体信息的不确定性（准确性）（β = 0.067, 95% CI = (0.021, 0.113), p = 0.004）与疫苗犹豫增加相关。日常使用社交媒体平台的数量或其他平台的影响没有发现显著关联。讨论：我们的研究结果强调了社交媒体信息的不确定性及其对父母HPV疫苗犹豫的影响。我们的研究结果还强调了卫生保健提供者在减少临床接触中疫苗犹豫方面的潜在作用。未来的研究需要更好地了解有效的社交媒体传播干预措施的要素（内容、方法、平台），以减少美国青少年的疫苗犹豫和提高HPV疫苗接种率。

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Vaccine 医学-免疫学

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8.70

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5.50%

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992

审稿时长

131 days

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