Document Type
Poster
Associated Faculty
Dr. Valerie Herbert
Sponsoring Academic Department
School of Nursing
Publication Date
2024
Abstract/ Summary
In a generation where news, information, and data are shared across social media platforms, it is common for scientific facts to get skewed and feed individuals false and inaccurate information. A literature review was conducted to determine the impact of social media on parents of children ages 0-5 on vaccination rates, compared to when information was provided by healthcare providers. Vaccinations are a critical way to protect individuals, especially children, from harm of infectious diseases. Children ages zero to five are in pivotal stages of their lives where they are prone to developing sickness and potentially disease. Our literature search was centered around understanding the impact of social media on vaccination rates; initial search of databases for literature review included CINAHL, google scholar, and PubMed was done by using key terms: vaccination rates, parental decision-making, childhood immunization, and social media. Exclusion criteria consisted of children older than the age of five, publication dates older than five years, and studies outside of the United States. Results from the literature indicated misinformation leads to decreased vaccination rates, and that there is a need to promote trust in healthcare providers communicating evidence-based vaccination recommendations allowing parents to understand the benefits of vaccinations.
Repository Citation
Little, Kennedy A.; Santamaria, Sophia; Dimick, Hannah; and Cunningham, Alexandra, "Impact of Vaccine Information Sources on Childhood Vaccination rates in Parents of Newborns to Five-Year-Olds" (2024). Non-Thesis Student Work. 62.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/student_work/62
Version
pre-print (i.e. pre-refereeing)