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Utilising social media for HIV/STI prevention programmes among young people: A handbook for public health programme managers

The target audience for this handbook includes public health programme managers working on and with STI/HIV prevention programmes for young people aged between 15 – 24 years old in EU/EEA countries.

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HIV/STI Prevention for Young People in the EU and Africa

The Vaccine Confidence Project™ has engaged in several different research projects relating to the prevention of HIV and other STIs.

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Utilising social media to support HIV/STI prevention: evidence to inform a handbook for public health agency managers

This report frames social media as an important tool not only to communicate, but also to monitor topics of discussion, prevalent sentiments, and define the characteristics of social networks among young people around different topics.

Projects
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Vaccines and Immunisation

Our research aims to reverse the decline in immunisation coverage in children, increase vaccine uptake in adults and reduce inequalities in the vaccine service.

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Driving HPV Vaccination in Brazil

Overview Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the fourth biggest cause of mortality amongst women in Brazil according to the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) but COVID-19…

Projects
Public Perceptions and Uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine in Asia-Pacific countries

To identify knowledge gaps, beliefs and attitudes in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among adults in the Asia-Pacific region, the Vaccine Confidence Project conducted two waves of quantitative research in 2021 and 2022.

Publications
Motivations and barriers to uptake and use of female-initiated, biomedical HIV prevention products in sub-Saharan Africa: an adapted meta-ethnography

Women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV throughout the world prompting…

Summary

Date:

August 2017

Topics:
  • Qualitative Research
  • Social, Structural and Emotional Determinants of Health
  • Social Media
  • HIV
  • STIs
  • Enabling Technologies
  • Region - Europe
  • Intervention Design
Authors:
  • Simas, C
  • Schulz, W
  • Boulos, MNK
  • Larson, HJ

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A vaccine chatbot intervention for parents to improve HPV vaccination uptake among middle school girls: a cluster randomized trial

This study assesses the effectiveness of a vaccine chatbot in improving human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among female middle school students aged 12–15 years across diverse socioeconomic settings in China, where HPV vaccination is primarily paid out-of-pocket.

Publications
Mapping global public perspectives on mRNA vaccines and therapeutics

We conducted a social listening analysis to assess attitudes towards mRNA vaccines and therapeutics on Twitter from June 2022 to May 2023. Our findings reveal widespread negative sentiment and a global lack of confidence in mRNA vaccines and therapeutics, with frequent discussions of severe vaccine side effects, rumors, and misinformation.

Data Visualisations
Mapping global public perspectives on Health AI

We conducted a social listening analysis to assess attitudes towards Health AI.

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