A content analysis of online news media reporting on the human papillomavirus vaccination programme in South Africa

IF 0.1 Q4 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo, Vedantha Singh, J. Moodley
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Background: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among females in South Africa. In 2014 South Africa launched a national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for grade 4 girls attending public schools. Approximately 49% of South Africans have access to the Internet and the content and quality of vaccination information could play a role in vaccine awareness and decision-making. This study examined the content, accuracy and tone of online news articles reporting on the HPV vaccination programme in South Africa. Methods: South Africa national online news sites, online community/regional newspapers and two global aggregated online news search engines (Google News and Yahoo News) were searched for relevant articles using a comprehensive set of keywords. Articles published between January 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015 were assessed for commonly cited sources of information, tone of the headline and article, accuracy of information about vaccine characteristics, South Africa HPV vaccine programmatic details and information on HPV and cervical cancer. Results: A total of 56 articles were included in the analysis. The majority had a neutral headline tone (n = 45) and positive overall article tone (n = 38). Information on the dose of HPV vaccine administered during the South African vaccination campaign was accurately mentioned in 38 articles. Twenty articles accurately mentioned the vaccine was efficacious and 12 accurately mentioned herd immunity; however, details on side effects were mostly not mentioned in articles (n = 8). Conclusions: The online media coverage of the South Africa HPV vaccination programme was generally positive with accurate but sometimes incomplete information.
在线新闻媒体报道南非人乳头瘤病毒疫苗接种计划的内容分析
背景:癌症是南非女性癌症相关死亡的主要原因。2014年,南非启动了一项针对公立学校四年级女孩的国家人乳头瘤病毒疫苗接种计划。大约49%的南非人可以访问互联网,疫苗接种信息的内容和质量可以在疫苗意识和决策中发挥作用。这项研究考察了报道南非HPV疫苗接种计划的在线新闻文章的内容、准确性和语气。方法:使用一组全面的关键词搜索南非国家在线新闻网站、在线社区/地区报纸和两个全球聚合在线新闻搜索引擎(谷歌新闻和雅虎新闻)的相关文章。评估了2014年1月1日至2015年6月30日期间发表的文章的常见信息来源、标题和文章的语气、疫苗特征信息的准确性、南非HPV疫苗计划细节以及HPV和癌症信息。结果:共有56篇文章被纳入分析。大多数人的标题基调是中性的(n = 45)和积极的整体文章语气(n = 38)。38篇文章准确地提到了南非疫苗接种运动期间接种的HPV疫苗的剂量信息。20篇文章准确地提到疫苗是有效的,12篇准确地提到群体免疫;然而,关于副作用的细节大多没有在文章中提及(n = 8) 。结论:网络媒体对南非HPV疫苗接种计划的报道总体上是积极的,信息准确但有时不完整。
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