title: Who Is to Blame? Framing HPV to Influence Vaccination Intentions among College Students.
abstract: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection (STI) among college students. Although previous research has studied HPV-related health communication strategies using various framing techniques, the goal of this study is to test how two unique message frames-whether mentioning HPV as an STI and whether to attribute the cause of infection as external or internal-would influence young adults' intentions to receive the recommended HPV vaccine. Results indicate that gender and causal attribution framing influenced participants' intentions to receive the HPV vaccine.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication , University at Buffalo.
authors.forename: McKenzie M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Vorpahl
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication , University at Buffalo.
authors.forename: Janet Z
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D058015:Health Communication; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines