Improving HPV vaccination rates for Aboriginal young people through social media

  • Research program: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
  • Project status: Current
  • Start date: January 2023
  • Expected end date: December 2026
  • Completion date:
  • Funded by: NHMRC Ideas Grants
  • Lead organisation: Edith Cowan University

The overall aim of this project is to improve the rates of HPV vaccination amongst young Aboriginal people. This will be achieved through the following specific aims

Aim 1: co-create health promotion messages with young Aboriginal people and their families

Aim 2: develop and deliver a social media campaign focused on these messages through micro-Influencers

Aim 3: evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign through an interrupted time-series design.

We hypothesise that the co-creation of health promotion messages with young Aboriginal people and their families and utilising the skills of local micro-Influencers to engage and influence their followers, will improve HPV vaccination rates amongst this population.

Name & Contact Details Role Research Program Location
  • Chief Investigator: Natalie Strobel, Edith Cowan University
  • Chief Investigator: Daniel McAullay, Edith Cowan University
  • Chief Investigator: Kim Gates, Aboriginal Health Council of WA
  • Chief Investigator: Anastasia Phillips, Government of Western Australia

This project aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals and Targets: