Emily Z. Kontos|Karen M. Emmons|Elaine Puleo|Kasisomayajula Viswanath
Contribution of Communication Inequalities to Disparities in Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Awareness and Knowledge
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute|University of Massachusetts Amherst|Dana-Farber Cancer Institute|University of Massachusetts Amherst|Dana-Farber Cancer Institute|University of Massachusetts Amherst|Dana-Farber Cancer Institute|University of Massachusetts Amherst
examined association internetrelated communication inequalities human papillomavirus hpv vaccine awareness infection knowledgewe drew data national cancer institutes 2007 health information national trends survey n 7674 estimated multivariable logistic regression models assess internet use internet health information seeking hpv vaccine awareness infection knowledgenoninternet users compared general internet users significantly lower odds aware hpv vaccine odds ratio 042 95 confidence interval ci 034 051 knowing hpv causes cervical cancer 070 95 ci 052 095 among general health information seekers noninternet seekers compared internet information seekers exhibit significantly lower odds hpv vaccine awareness 059 95 ci 046 075 knowing link hpv infection cervical cancer 079 95 ci 063 099 sexual transmission hpv 071 95 ci 057 089 among cancer information seekers differences outcomes internet seekers noninternet seekersuse communication channel internet whose use already socially racially patterned may widen observed disparities vaccine completion rates