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Table 3 Summary of article features e

From: Methodological and ethical issues in research using social media: a metamethod of Human Papillomavirus vaccine studies

Article and country

Design type

Data source

Ethical considerations

Ache & Wallace [18] United States

Descriptive statistical analysis

YouTube videos Viewer posted comments

None raised

Battles [14] Canada

Virtual ethnography (cyberethnography)

Message board

Several issues raised

Briones et al. [19] United States

Descriptive statistical analysis

YouTube videos Viewer posted like/dislike

None raised

Keelan et al. [15] Canada

Content analysis and Descriptive statistical analysis

Myspace blogs Blogger characteristics

None raised

Keelan et al. [16] Canada

Content analysis

YouTube videos

None raised

Lee et al. [17] Korea

Retrospective content analysis and descriptive statistical analysis

HPV website Q & A posts

None raised