Parent support for social media standards combatting vaccine misinformation

Spanos, Katherine; Kraschnewski, Jennifer L.; Moss, Jennifer L.; Wong, Ashley; Calo, William A.

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.01.005

“… 23 Moreso, the study found that parents who had been exposed to information in favor of the HPV vaccine were more likely to support social media standards to combat vaccine misinformation, again showing the potential positive impact of favorable vaccine information on social media as in this study. 23 Other studies also report that social media messaging about HPV vaccination, including personal stories, from healthcare professionals can help engage parents in vaccine conversations and motivate them to vaccinate their children. 31 , 32 With our finding that the most recalled content by parents who had seen favorable HPV vaccine information came from health or medical organizations (30%), it is important to seek approaches to motivate healthcare professionals to continue disseminating science-based information about vaccines on social media.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

“…We found that 61% of U.S. parents of adolescents were in favor of implementing at least 1 social media standard to reduce vaccine misinformation. 23 The most supported standard by parents was to fact-check the information before it is posted online (51%), which allows social media platforms to flag it as inappropriate beforehand. 23 Moreso, the study found that parents who had been exposed to information in favor of the HPV vaccine were more likely to support social media standards to combat vaccine misinformation, again showing the potential positive impact of favorable vaccine information on social media as in this study.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“… 23 The most supported standard by parents was to fact-check the information before it is posted online (51%), which allows social media platforms to flag it as inappropriate beforehand. 23 Moreso, the study found that parents who had been exposed to information in favor of the HPV vaccine were more likely to support social media standards to combat vaccine misinformation, again showing the potential positive impact of favorable vaccine information on social media as in this study. 23 Other studies also report that social media messaging about HPV vaccination, including personal stories, from healthcare professionals can help engage parents in vaccine conversations and motivate them to vaccinate their children.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Associations Between Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Decisions and Exposure to Vaccine Information in Social Media

Llavona-Ortiz

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Spanos

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Kraschnewski

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Purpose Exposure to different types of vaccine information in social media can result in parents making disparate vaccine decisions, including not following national guidelines for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. We sought to characterize parents’ exposure to and engagement with information about HPV vaccination in social media, and the associations between exposure to such information and vaccine decisions for their adolescent children. Methods In 2019, we conducted a web-based survey with a national sample of 1073 parents of adolescents who use social media. The survey assessed whether parents have seen information in favor, against, or mixed about HPV vaccination. Multivariable logistic regressions assessed correlates of vaccine decisions, including HPV vaccine initiation, delay, and refusal. Results Sixty-one percent of parents reported that their children have initiated HPV vaccination. Over one-third of parents (37%) reported seeing HPV vaccine information on social media, which was either in favor (20%), against (5%), or a mix (12%). Parents exposed to information in favor were more likely than those who saw no information to have initiated HPV vaccination (OR = 1.74, 95% CI:1.24, 2.44). Parents exposed to information against vaccination were more likely to have delayed (OR = 3.29, 95% CI:1.66, 6.51) or refused (OR = 4.72, 95% CI:2.35, 9.50) HPV vaccination. Exposure to mixed information was also significantly associated with vaccine delay and refusal. Discussion Our findings suggest that the type of information seen on social media regarding HPV vaccination may influence the decisions parents make about vaccinating their children. Efforts should be sought to increase online information in favor of HPV vaccination and combat vaccine misinformation in social media.

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“…For example, flagging misinformation on social media is an important strategy to help people discern misinformation [32]. Social media per se can support combatting vaccine misinformation by implementing standards to educate people [49]. In this sample 174 publication on misinformation and online education, there are 50 articles chose to focus on social media.…”

Section: Results Of Misinformation and Online Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Misinformation Across Disciplines: Implication for Online Education

Huang¹

2021

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Misinformation research has grown to become a critical topic in all disciplines. Since the expanding of online media, misinformation has been spreading rapidly across the globe through social media and other information systems. Paralleling the rise of academic interest in misinformation, is the emergence of online education scholarship. Interest in the online educational implications of misinformation and its impact attracts an increase in scholarship on misinformation. This article presents the results of a review of 1172 publications with “Misinformation” across disciplines and a subset of 174 misinformation literature in online education that were published between 2009 and 2021. This review answers three questions: (1) What is the overall distribution of publication activity with "misinformation" publications? (2) What methodologies have scholars used to investigate misinformation involving online education? (3) What have scholars reported about the results of studies involving misinformation in online education? The review reveals that various methodologies were used in literature focusing on misinformation online education with leading numbers of content analysis and quantitative studies. This systematic review is particularly relevant to those online educators in various disciplines who are interested in learning what scholars from their own academic disciplines are writing about misinformation.

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“…For example, flagging misinformation on social media is an important strategy to help people discern misinformation [32]. Social media per se can support combatting vaccine misinformation by implementing standards to educate people [49].…”

Section: Results Of Misinformation and Online Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Misinformation Across Disciplines: Implication for Online Education

Huang¹

2021

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Misinformation research has grown to become a critical topic in all disciplines. Since the expanding of online media, misinformation has been spreading rapidly across the globe through social media and other information systems. Paralleling the rise of academic interest in misinformation, is the emergence of online education scholarship. Interest in the online educational implications of misinformation and its impact attracts an increase in scholarship on misinformation. This article presents the results of a review of 1172 publications with “Misinformation” across disciplines and a subset of 174 misinformation literature in online education that were published between 2009 and 2021. This review answers three questions: (1) What is the overall distribution of publication activity with "misinformation" publications? (2) What methodologies have scholars used to investigate misinformation involving online education? (3) What have scholars reported about the results of studies involving misinformation in online education? The review reveals that various methodologies were used in literature focusing on misinformation online education with leading numbers of content analysis and quantitative studies. This systematic review is particularly relevant to those online educators in various disciplines who are interested in learning what scholars from their own academic disciplines are writing about misinformation.

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Parent support for social media standards combatting vaccine misinformation

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Associations Between Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Decisions and Exposure to Vaccine Information in Social Media

Associations Between Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Decisions and Exposure to Vaccine Information in Social Media

A Review of Misinformation Across Disciplines: Implication for Online Education

A Review of Misinformation Across Disciplines: Implication for Online Education

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