title: mHealth Pilot Study: Text Messaging Intervention to Promote HPV Vaccination.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To test the feasibility and efficacy of a culturally-tailored mobile health intervention designed to increase knowledge about, intent to obtain, and receipt of the HPV vaccine.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 7-day text message HPV intervention was developed using a quasi-experimental research design for 30 Korean-American women.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants demonstrated significant increases in knowledge of HPV with an intent to get vaccinated within one year, and 30% of participants received the first dose of the HPV vaccine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mobile health technology could be a promising tool in reducing the cancer burden for underserved populations.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA. hylee@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Hee Yun
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Koopmeiners
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McHugh
authors.affiliation: College of Dentistry, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Victoria H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Raveis
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Jasjit S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian; D065246:Culturally Competent Care / Q000379:methods; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D060145:Text Messaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines