title: Information scanning and vaccine safety concerns among African American, Mexican American, and non-Hispanic White women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A significant number of parents delay or refuse vaccinating their children. Incidental exposure to vaccine information (i.e., scanned information) may be an important contributor to anti-vaccine sentiment. This study examines the association between scanned information, trust in health information sources and vaccine safety concerns among African American, Mexican American, and non-Hispanic White women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women (N=761) in Los Angeles County were sampled via random digit dial and surveyed regarding use of and trust in health information resources and vaccine safety concerns.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analyses indicate that the sources of information associated with vaccine safety concerns varied by ethnicity. Each ethnic group exhibited different patterns of association between trust in health information resources and vaccine safety concerns.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Information scanning is associated with beliefs about vaccine safety, which may lead parents to refuse or delay vaccinating their children. These relationships vary by ethnicity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings help inform practitioners and policy makers about communication factors that influence vaccine safety concerns. Knowing these sources of information will equip practitioners to better identify women who may have been exposed to anti-vaccine messages and counter these beliefs with effective, vaccine-promoting messages via the most relevant information sources.
authors: Department of Health, Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: mmoran@jhu.edu.
authors: Meghan Bridgid
authors: MB
authors: Moran
authors: Department of Communication, Portland State University, 520 SW Harrison St., Ste. 440, Portland, OR 97201, USA. Electronic address: lfrank@pdx.edu.
authors: Lauren B
authors: LB
authors: Frank
authors: Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology. Electronic address: joyeec@ait.asia.
authors: Joyee S
authors: JS
authors: Chatterjee
authors: Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, 3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Electronic address: smurphy@usc.edu.
authors: Sheila T
authors: ST
authors: Murphy
authors: Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Health Behavior and Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, 2001 N. Soto St., Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA. Electronic address: baezcond@usc.edu.
authors: Lourdes
authors: L
authors: Baezconde-Garbanati
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D054626:Consumer Health Information; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000009:adverse effects; D015141:Los Angeles; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology*; D035502:Trust; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects; D014612:Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines
keywords: Anti-vaccination; Ethnicity; Health communication; Information scanning; Information seeking; Information sources; Vaccine hesitancy; Vaccine opposition; Vaccine safety