Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, and National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
J Health Commun. 2012;17(2):149-59. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2011.585700. Epub 2011 Dec 2.
Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) is now routine practice for adolescent females in Australia. Media information about HPV vaccination is likely to affect girls' and parents' decisions about vaccination. This article reports a content analysis of 131 Australian print media news stories published between October 2006 and December 2009. Each story was coded for main themes of the article; completeness and accuracy of information presented; potential issues and concerns related to HPV vaccination; phrasing, emphasis, and language used; and representation of experts. Resulting themes were as follows: Australian pride in vaccine development; details and progress of the National Vaccination Program; vaccine safety; HPV vaccination's future; whether or not males could and/or should get the vaccine; issues related to sexual activity and the vaccine; and issues about decision making for acceptance of HPV vaccine. To fill gaps that are created by media representations of HPV vaccination, educational interventions should include information about HPV transmission and male vaccination and should promote adolescent involvement in decision making.
澳大利亚现在为青少年女性接种人乳头瘤病毒 (HPV) 疫苗已经成为常规做法。媒体有关 HPV 疫苗接种的信息可能会影响女孩和家长对疫苗接种的决定。本文报告了对 2006 年 10 月至 2009 年 12 月期间澳大利亚 131 篇印刷媒体新闻报道的内容分析。每篇报道都针对文章的主要主题、信息的完整性和准确性、与 HPV 疫苗接种相关的潜在问题和关注点、措辞、强调和使用的语言以及专家的代表性进行了编码。结果的主题如下：澳大利亚对疫苗开发的自豪；国家疫苗接种计划的细节和进展；疫苗安全性；HPV 疫苗接种的未来；男性是否可以并且/或者应该接种疫苗；与性行为和疫苗相关的问题；以及对接受 HPV 疫苗接种的决策问题。为了填补媒体对 HPV 疫苗接种的描述所造成的空白，教育干预措施应包括有关 HPV 传播和男性接种疫苗的信息，并应促进青少年参与决策。
