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Evaluating a Technology-Mediated HPV Vaccination Awareness Intervention: A Controlled, Quasi-Experimental, Mixed Methods Study
College-aged women and men are an important catch-up population for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination interventions. Limited research has explored technology-mediated HPV vaccination awareness interventions aimed at college students. The purpose was to evaluate a novel, technology-mediated, soc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7768473/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33321975 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8040749 |
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author | Brandt, Heather M. Sundstrom, Beth Monroe, Courtney M. Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle Larsen, Chelsea Stansbury, Melissa Magradey, Karen Gibson, Andrea West, Delia Smith |
author_facet | Brandt, Heather M. Sundstrom, Beth Monroe, Courtney M. Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle Larsen, Chelsea Stansbury, Melissa Magradey, Karen Gibson, Andrea West, Delia Smith |
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description | College-aged women and men are an important catch-up population for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination interventions. Limited research has explored technology-mediated HPV vaccination awareness interventions aimed at college students. The purpose was to evaluate a novel, technology-mediated, social media-based intervention to promote HPV vaccination among college students. A controlled, quasi-experimental, mixed methods study examined the feasibility of a technology-based intervention among two undergraduate classes (n = 58) at a public university in the southeastern United States of America. Classes were randomized to receive one of two cancer prevention programs (i.e., HPV vaccination (intervention) or healthy weight (control)). Both programs contained eight technology-mediated sessions, including weekly emails and private Facebook group posts. Participants completed pre-/post-test surveys and submitted weekly qualitative reflections. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic review for qualitative data. Knowledge improved among participants in the HPV vaccination intervention relative to those in the control condition. Participants (97%) interacted on Facebook by “liking” a post or comment or posting a comment. Participants demonstrated robust engagement and high treatment satisfaction. Results suggests that social media is an effective platform to reach college students with health promotion interventions and increase HPV vaccination awareness in this important catch-up population. |
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spelling | pubmed-77684732020-12-29 Evaluating a Technology-Mediated HPV Vaccination Awareness Intervention: A Controlled, Quasi-Experimental, Mixed Methods Study Brandt, Heather M. Sundstrom, Beth Monroe, Courtney M. Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle Larsen, Chelsea Stansbury, Melissa Magradey, Karen Gibson, Andrea West, Delia Smith Vaccines (Basel) Article College-aged women and men are an important catch-up population for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination interventions. Limited research has explored technology-mediated HPV vaccination awareness interventions aimed at college students. The purpose was to evaluate a novel, technology-mediated, social media-based intervention to promote HPV vaccination among college students. A controlled, quasi-experimental, mixed methods study examined the feasibility of a technology-based intervention among two undergraduate classes (n = 58) at a public university in the southeastern United States of America. Classes were randomized to receive one of two cancer prevention programs (i.e., HPV vaccination (intervention) or healthy weight (control)). Both programs contained eight technology-mediated sessions, including weekly emails and private Facebook group posts. Participants completed pre-/post-test surveys and submitted weekly qualitative reflections. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic review for qualitative data. Knowledge improved among participants in the HPV vaccination intervention relative to those in the control condition. Participants (97%) interacted on Facebook by “liking” a post or comment or posting a comment. Participants demonstrated robust engagement and high treatment satisfaction. Results suggests that social media is an effective platform to reach college students with health promotion interventions and increase HPV vaccination awareness in this important catch-up population. MDPI 2020-12-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7768473/ /pubmed/33321975 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8040749 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Brandt, Heather M. Sundstrom, Beth Monroe, Courtney M. Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle Larsen, Chelsea Stansbury, Melissa Magradey, Karen Gibson, Andrea West, Delia Smith Evaluating a Technology-Mediated HPV Vaccination Awareness Intervention: A Controlled, Quasi-Experimental, Mixed Methods Study |
title | Evaluating a Technology-Mediated HPV Vaccination Awareness Intervention: A Controlled, Quasi-Experimental, Mixed Methods Study |
title_full | Evaluating a Technology-Mediated HPV Vaccination Awareness Intervention: A Controlled, Quasi-Experimental, Mixed Methods Study |
title_fullStr | Evaluating a Technology-Mediated HPV Vaccination Awareness Intervention: A Controlled, Quasi-Experimental, Mixed Methods Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating a Technology-Mediated HPV Vaccination Awareness Intervention: A Controlled, Quasi-Experimental, Mixed Methods Study |
title_short | Evaluating a Technology-Mediated HPV Vaccination Awareness Intervention: A Controlled, Quasi-Experimental, Mixed Methods Study |
title_sort | evaluating a technology-mediated hpv vaccination awareness intervention: a controlled, quasi-experimental, mixed methods study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7768473/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33321975 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8040749 |
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