TikTok's Role in HPV Education: A Content Analysis

Nayla Labban , Lakeisha Mulugeta-Gordon , Elizabeth Kravitz , Danielle Burkland

Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine ›› 2026, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (1) : e000239

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Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine ›› 2026, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (1) :e000239 DOI: 10.1136/gocm-2025-000239
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Nayla Labban, Lakeisha Mulugeta-Gordon, Elizabeth Kravitz, Danielle Burkland. TikTok's Role in HPV Education: A Content Analysis. Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine, 2026, 6(1): e000239 DOI:10.1136/gocm-2025-000239

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Contributors EK came up with the study idea and served as the third video reviewer. NL served as the first video reviewer, drafted the manuscript and was responsible for submission. LM-G served as the second video reviewer and provided edits to the abstract and manuscript. DB oversaw the project, provided edits to the manuscript and revised tables. NL is the guarantor.
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Ethics approval This project was submitted to our institution's International Review Board and did not meet the definition of human subjects' research and was therefore deemed exempt. For this same reason, ethical approval is not applicable to this study and the project did not need to be submitted to an Ethics Committee per our institution's requirements.
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