Exploring content of misinformation about HPV vaccine on twitter.
Although social media can be a source of guidance about HPV vaccination for parents, the information may not always be complete or accurate. We conducted a retrospective content analysis to identify content and frequencies of occurrence of disinformation and misinformation about HPV vaccine posted o...
| Published in: | Journal of Behavioral Medicine Vol. 46; no. 1/2; pp. 239 - 253 |
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Springer Nature
Apr2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=163005085&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 163005085 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 01607715 JBM jtl: Journal of Behavioral Medicine issn: 01607715 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2023 vid: 46 iid: 1/2 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 163005085 158203944 163005085 163005085 10.1007/s10865-022-00342-1 163005085 ppf: 239 ppct: 14 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Exploring content of misinformation about HPV vaccine on twitter. aug: au: Kornides, Melanie L. Badlis, Sarah Head, Katharine J. Putt, Mary Cappella, Joseph Gonzalez-Hernadez, Graciela affil: Department of Family and Community Health, School of Nursing, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine sug: subj: Misinformation Evaluation Papillomavirus Vaccine Human Funding Source Papillomavirus Infections Prevention and Control Information Resources Parents Retrospective Design Content Analysis Disinformation Classification English Language Support, Psychosocial Education Papillomavirus Vaccine Adverse Effects Vaccine Efficacy Death Confidence Intervals Vaccination Hesitancy ab: Although social media can be a source of guidance about HPV vaccination for parents, the information may not always be complete or accurate. We conducted a retrospective content analysis to identify content and frequencies of occurrence of disinformation and misinformation about HPV vaccine posted on Twitter between December 15, 2019, through March 31, 2020, among 3876 unique, English language #HPV Tweets, excluding retweets. We found that 24% of Tweets contained disinformation or misinformation, and the remaining 76% contained support/education. The most prevalent categories of disinformation/misinformation were (1) adverse health effects (59%), (2) mandatory vaccination (19%), and (3) inefficacy of the vaccine (14%). Among the adverse health effects Tweets, non-specific harm/injury (51%) and death (23%) were most frequent. Disinformation/misinformation Tweets vs. supportive Tweets had 5.44 (95% CI 5.33–5.56) times the incidence rate of retweet. In conclusion, almost one-quarter of #HPV Tweets contained disinformation or misinformation about the HPV vaccine and these tweets received higher audience engagement including likes and retweets. Implications for vaccine hesitancy are discussed. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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