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Consumption of Health-Related Videos and Human Papillomavirus Awareness: Cross-Sectional Analyses of a US National Survey and YouTube From the Urban-Rural Context.

Ashvita GargAlan G NyitrayNicholas ShunguKenneth J RuggieroJessica L ChandlerHaluk DamgaciogluYenan ZhuNaomi C BrownsteinKatherine Regan SterbaAshish A DeshmukhKalyani Sonawane
Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2024)
The consumption of health-related videos on social media in the United States increased dramatically between 2017 and 2022. The rise was prominent among both urban and rural adults. Watching a health-related video on social media was associated with a greater probability of being aware of HPV and the HPV vaccine. Additional research on designing and developing social media strategies is needed to increase public awareness of health topics.
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