A content analysis of news coverage of the HPV vaccine by US newspapers, January 2002-June 2005
A content analysis of news coverage of the HPV vaccine by US newspapers, January 2002-June 2005
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DOI：
10.1089/jwh.2006.15.803
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Tsui, Jennifer
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作者：
Calloway, Crystal;Jorgensen, Cynthia M.;Tsui, Jennifer
生殖器人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）是美国最常见的性传播感染。在100种HPV类型中，HPV 16型和HPV 18型已被证明会导致宫颈癌。两家制药商已经开发和测试了HPV疫苗，并正在向FDA申请许可证。本研究描述了新闻文章中所包含的HPV疫苗信息的内容。LIGHT-Nexis数据库用于识别2003年1月1日至2005年6月17日在285家美国报纸上发表的25篇关于HPV的文章。编码模式捕获有关新闻事件和来源的信息，以及HPV和宫颈癌，传播，疫苗，疫苗的潜在影响及其与PAP测试的关系。内容分析显示，HPV疫苗的新闻报道提供了有关疫苗实验状态和有效性的信息，解释了HPV与宫颈癌之间的联系，并报道了制造商的名称，并依赖于他们作为新闻来源。然而，关于HPV的详细信息经常缺失，这可能导致对HPV和宫颈癌的复杂性的不完整了解或缺乏了解。作为医学信息的主要来源，媒体在教育决策者和公众了解新的科学进展方面尤其重要。公共卫生官员可能希望与记者，健康教育工作者，医疗保健提供者和妇女健康倡导者合作，以确保未来的教育计划解释HPV和宫颈癌之间关系的复杂性，并强调继续进行宫颈癌筛查的重要性。
Genital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Of the 100 HPV types, HPV type 16 and HPV type 18 have been demonstrated to cause cervical cancer. Two pharmaceutical manufacturers have developed and tested HPV vaccines and are applying to the FDA for licensure. This research describes the content of HPV vaccine information contained in news articles. The Lexis-Nexis database was used to identify 25 articles on HPV that were published in 285 U.S. newspapers from January 1, 2003 to June 17, 2005. The coding schema captured information about the news event and source, as well as HPV and cervical cancer, transmission, vaccine, potential impact of the vaccine, and its relationship to PAP tests. The content analysis revealed that the news coverage of HPV vaccine provides information on the experimental status and efficacy of the vaccine, explains link between HPV and cervical cancer, and reports the manufacturers by name, as well as relies on them for a news source. Detailed information about HPV, however, was frequently missing which could lead to an incomplete picture or lack of understanding of the complexity of HPV and cervical cancer. As a major source of medical information, the media can be particularly important in educating policy makers and the general public about new scientific advances. Public health officials may wish to collaborate with journalists, health educators, healthcare providers, and women's health advocates to ensure that future educational initiatives explain the complexity of the association of HPV and cervical cancer and to stress the importance of continued cervical cancer screening.