Promoting HPV Vaccine Through Twitter

Feasibility of a Twitter Campaign to Promote HPV Vaccine Uptake Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Young Adult Women Living in Public Housing

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04023955

Enrollment

Registered

2019-07-18

Start date

2016-06-01

Completion date

2018-06-10

Last updated

2019-09-04

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Conditions

Human Papilloma Virus

Keywords

vaccination, feasibility, public housing

Brief summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTwitter

Participants received a daily tweet over a period of one-month with educational messages about HPV vaccine and cervical cancer

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 26 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Measure of Humanpapilloma VirusVaccine Knowledge	3 months	13 items that assess knowledge about HPV, the HPV vaccine, and cervical cancer; HPV and cervical cancer risk factors and HPV transmission. Score from 0-100% with higher scores indicating greater knowledge

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026