PMID- 22428357 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120426 LR - 20221207 IS - 1049-510X (Print) IS - 1049-510X (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 4 DP - 2011 Autumn TI - The impact of social communication on perceived HPV vaccine effectiveness in a low-income, minority population. PG - 495-501 AB - OBJECTIVES: Perceived vaccine effectiveness is linked to vaccine-uptake. This study aims to determine if hearing about the HPV vaccine from family/friends (social source) or discussing the vaccine with family/friends (social discussion) is associated with perceived HPV vaccine effectiveness among female ethnic-minority, medical-decision-makers of vaccine-eligible girls. METHODS: Data come from a cross-sectional HPV vaccine telephone-survey administered by the Los Angeles County Office of Women's Health (OWH) hotline operators between January-November 2009. Among survey participants who reported awareness of the HPV vaccine (n=294), two logistic regression models of perceived HPV vaccine effectiveness were conducted; a source of information model with social source as the main predictor, and a discussion model with social discussion as the main predictor. These were adjusted for medical source and medical discussion, and covariates affecting interaction with the health care system. RESULTS: Women who heard about the HPV vaccine from a social source were more likely to perceive the vaccine as effective compared to those who did not report a social source of information (adjusted OR 4.78, 95% CI 1.76-12.98). Medical source of information was also associated with perceived vaccine effectiveness (adjusted OR 2.07, 95% CI 1.06-4.05). Those who reported social discussion, but not those who discussed the vaccine with a medical provider, had increased odds of perceived vaccine effectiveness (adjusted OR 1.98, 95% CI 1.04-3.78). CONCLUSIONS: Social source of information and social discussion were associated with perceived HPV vaccine effectiveness; this highlights the value of social communication among low-income minority women, and the need for vaccine-messaging interventions that utilize a social network approach.(Ethn Dis. 2011;21(4):495-501) FAU - Casillas, Alejandra AU - Casillas A AD - Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. acasillas@mednet.ucla.edu FAU - Singhal, Rita AU - Singhal R FAU - Tsui, Jennifer AU - Tsui J FAU - Glenn, Beth A AU - Glenn BA FAU - Bastani, Roshan AU - Bastani R FAU - Mangione, Carol M AU - Mangione CM LA - eng GR - U48DP000056/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Ethn Dis JT - Ethnicity & disease JID - 9109034 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Asian/psychology MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - Female MH - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice MH - Hispanic or Latino/psychology MH - Humans MH - Internet MH - Logistic Models MH - Los Angeles MH - Mass Media MH - Middle Aged MH - Minority Groups/*psychology MH - Nurse-Patient Relations MH - Papillomavirus Infections/prevention & control MH - Parents/psychology MH - Patient Acceptance of Health Care/*psychology MH - Physician-Patient Relations MH - *Social Networking MH - Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/*prevention & control MH - Vaccination/*psychology EDAT- 2012/03/21 06:00 MHDA- 2012/04/27 06:00 CRDT- 2012/03/21 06:00 PHST- 2012/03/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/03/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/04/27 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Ethn Dis. 2011 Autumn;21(4):495-501.