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Acceptability of and Intention to use Vaccipack: A mobile application to promote HPV vaccine among parents of adolescents ages 11-14
Anne Teitelman;
Emily F. Gregory;
Joshua Jayasinghe;
Zara Wermers;
Ja H. Koo;
Jennifer Morone;
Damien Leri C.;
Annet Davis;
Kristen A. Feemster
ABSTRACT
Background:
Background:
More than 90% of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) related cancers could be prevented by HPV vaccine delivered during teenage years. Yet vaccine uptake in the United States falls short of public health goals.
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to describe development, acceptability, and intention to use a mobile application (app) Vaccipack, designed to promote completion of the teen HPV vaccine series.
Methods:
Development of the mobile health (mHealth) content was based on the Integrated Model of Behavior and the Technology Acceptance Model was used to guide evaluation. Design utilized an iterative process involving potential users who were parents and adolescents. App functions included vaccine tracking, a discussion forum, and stories with embedded messages to promote intention to vaccinate (based on behavioral theory and existing literature). Parents and adolescents completed surveys before and after introducing the app in a pediatric primary care setting with low HPV vaccination rates.
Results:
Fifty-four participants (34 parents and 20 adolescents (11-14 years)) completed surveys. Notably, 75% of adolescents and 88% of parents intended to use the app in the next 2 weeks. Acceptability was high among both groups with 75% or adolescents and 88% of parents indicating Vaccipack was easy to use and 85% of adolescents and 82% of parents perceiving the app would be beneficial.
Conclusions:
MHealth technology, such as Vaccipack, may be an acceptable and nimble platform to provide information to parents and adolescents and advance uptake of this important cancer prevention vaccine.
Citation
Please cite as:
Teitelman A, Gregory EF, Jayasinghe J, Wermers Z, Koo JH, Morone J, Leri C. D, Davis A, Feemster KA
Vaccipack, A Mobile App to Promote Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake Among Adolescents Aged 11 to 14 Years: Development and Usability Study