An Evaluation of Tailored Messages to Address Parental Questions About HPV Vaccination
Human Papilloma Virus Vaccines, Attitude to Health
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Human Papilloma Virus Vaccines
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- Lives in one of 26 US states with lower rates of HPV vaccination (New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Texas, Iowa)
- Mother or female legal guardian of at least one child aged 11-14 years
- Able to read and understand English
- Target child must not have received any doses of HPV vaccine
- The mother/respondent must indicate that she is not sure that she will vaccinate the target child in the next year.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Under 18 years of age
- Not a mother or female legal guardian of at least one child ages 11-14 years
- Not living in the United States or in one of the above designated states within the U.S.
- Not able to understand or read English
- Target child has already received at least 1 dose of HPV vaccine
- The mother/respondent indicates (before the intervention) that she definitely intends to vaccinate the target child with HPV vaccine in the next year.
Sites / Locations
- Indiana University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
General Vaccine Information
Top Concern Tailored Intervention
All Concerns Tailored Intervention
Brief (47 second) animated informational video about vaccines recommended for all young adolescents.
Intervention includes the General Vaccine Information video plus a brief (< 50 sec) animated video address the parent's top ranked question or concern from the provided list of possible concerns: 1. "I need more information about the vaccine"; 2. "My child is too young"; 3. "I am concerned about the long-term health effects or safety of the vaccine"; 4. "My child's health care provider did not recommend it or said my child could wait"; 5. "The vaccine is not required for school"; 6. "Other / none of the above". For those indicating #6, they will receive the same video as those indicating #1 (need more information).
Intervention includes the General Vaccine Information video plus one or more brief (< 50 sec) animated videos that address all of the parent's indicated question or concern from the provided list of possible concerns: 1. "I need more information about the vaccine"; 2. "My child is too young"; 3. "I am concerned about the long-term health effects or safety of the vaccine"; 4. "My child's health care provider did not recommend it or said my child could wait"; 5. "The vaccine is not required for school"; 6. "Other / none of the above".