On pins and needles: How vaccines are portrayed on Pinterest. Issue 39 (22nd September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guidry, Jeanine P.D.; Carlyle, Kellie; Messner, Marcus; Jin, Yan
• Is Part Of: Vaccine. Volume 33:Issue 39(2015)
• Page Start: 5051
• Page End: 5056
• Publication Date: 2015-09-22
• Subjects: Vaccines -- Periodicals; 615.372
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.08.064
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-410X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">This study analyzed 800 vaccine-related Pinterest posts.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">The majority of the pins were anti-vaccine.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Concerns about vaccine safety and side effects were oft-repeated themes.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Perceived barriers appeared in more than half of the pins.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>