Short video platforms as sources of health information about HPV vaccine: A content and quality analysis
Videos uploaded by professionals tend to have higher engagement and greater informational reliability, making them more effective in promoting public support for vaccination. TikTok videos scored highest on both GQS and mDISCERN metrics and had the largest proportion of professional uploaders, indicating superior overall quality and reliability. These findings should be interpreted within the context of the mainland-Chinese short-video ecosystem and may not be generalizable to non-Chinese-speaking populations.
Authors
- Xiaoqi Ai
- Jiandong Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3499-2928)
- Weilan Liu
- Zeqing Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1267-8438)
- Yanan Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7639-4024)
- Shixia Zhao
- Xiaoqian Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0665-2854)
- Liyun Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2665-3387)
- Ren Xu
- Luyang Su
Institutions
- Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Hebei General Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Digital Health
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251379340
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.67