Assessment of Adolescent and Young Adult Vaccine Confidence and Missed Opportunities for Vaccination in the Mountain West (VACCINE CONFIDENCE - WEST): A Randomized Tailored Vaccine Messaging Intervention

Summary

his study will evaluate whether tailored vaccine messaging improves vaccination-related outcomes among parents and caregivers of adolescents. Participants will complete a baseline electronic survey and will then be randomly assigned to receive either a tailored vaccine message based on insurance status or a standard vaccine message delivered by SMS text message. Approximately four weeks after receiving the intervention message, participants will complete a follow-up electronic survey assessing vaccination behaviors, vaccination intentions, vaccine confidence, perceived barriers to adolescent vaccination, and perceptions of the intervention message.

Description

Eligibility

Age range

18+ years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Interventions

• Behavioral
  Tailored Vaccine Messaging

  SMS text message providing vaccine-related information and messaging tailored according to participant insurance status. Participants are randomized 1:1 to this intervention group following completion of the baseline survey.

• Behavioral
  Standard Vaccine Message

  SMS text message providing standardized vaccine-related information and messaging without tailoring based on insurance status. Intervention Assignment: Participants are randomized 1:1 to this comparison group following completion of the baseline survey.

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