Abstract C56: An online-based storytelling video intervention on promoting Korean American female college students' HPV vaccine uptake Free

Introduction: Korean American (KA) women are at high risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer, yet they have low awareness and knowledge about HPV vaccine, and subsequently have low HPV vaccine uptake rates. Therefore, it is imperative to develop culturally appropriate education interventions to reduce the health disparities.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an online storytelling intervention to promote HPV vaccine uptake by conducting a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Method: We recruited 104 participants from multiple sites in six different states in Northeast.

Participants were eligible if they were current KA female college students between the ages of 18-26 and who have not been vaccinated for HPV. This study was implemented in an innovative online laboratory from data collection to experimentation. Participants were randomly assigned to the experimental group (a storytelling video) or control group (written information). The effects of the intervention were assessed at post-intervention and 2-month follow-up.

Results: Both experimental group and control group improved in knowledge and attitudes from baseline to post-intervention. However, the experimental group had higher overall knowledge score, satisfaction with the education program, and intention to get the HPV vaccine within 1 year and was twice as likely to receive or schedule an appointment for the HPV vaccine compared with the control group (15.6% vs. 7.1%).

Conclusion: This pilot study provides evidence in support of the effectiveness of the storytelling video intervention in using an innovative online laboratory setting aimed at HPV and HPV-related cancer prevention.

Citation Format: Minjin Kim, Haeok Lee, Teri Aronowitz, Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Peter Kiang, Jeroan Allison, Ling Shi. An online-based storytelling video intervention on promoting Korean American female college students' HPV vaccine uptake [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Tenth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2017 Sep 25-28; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2018;27(7 Suppl):Abstract nr C56.