Promoting HPV Vaccine Through Twitter

Tufts University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Human Papilloma Virus

Treatments: Behavioral: Twitter

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04023955

1603045

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study assessed the feasibility of implementing a one-month Twitter campaign to promote knowledge about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among low-income women living in public housing.

Full description

Investigators recruited a convenience sample (n=35) of women ages 18-26 years who resided in public housing in Massachusetts. Investigators assessed the feasibility and acceptability of the campaign. Online assessed changes in HPV knowledge, attitudes, and vaccine intentions before and after the campaign.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 26 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

English-speaking women Age18-26 years Residents of public housing in two Massachusetts cities

Trial design

48 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Description:

Twitter messages delivered over 1 month period

Treatment:

Behavioral: Twitter