Risk Messages About HPV, Cervical Cancer, and the HPV Vaccine Gardasil: A Content Analysis of Canadian and US National Newspaper Articles
Risk Messages About HPV, Cervical Cancer, and the HPV Vaccine Gardasil: A Content Analysis of Canadian and US National Newspaper Articles
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DOI:
10.1080/03630240903238776
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发表时间:
2009-01-01
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影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie
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作者:
Abdelmutti, Nazek;Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie
The human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil) is a significant advancement in women's health. We compared the reporting of fear inducing messages about human papillomavirus, cervical cancer, and the human papillomavirus vaccine in Canadian and U.S. national news papers between January 2006 and December 2007. Significant differences between countries were found in the number of articles containing fear messages about human papillomavirus, cervical cancer, and the human papillomavirus vaccine. Educational level of readability was higher than recommended for the public, and the emotional tone of the articles became progressively negative over time. Our findings suggest that public discussion of some elements of the human papillomavirus vaccine message that could cause alarm or worry for women may need to be addressed with in political and cultural contexts.