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Using Social Media for the Prevention of Pediatric Burn Injuries: Pilot Design and Usability Study
Nikita Batra1, Cindy D Colson1, Emily C Alberto1
1Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, United States.
Background:
Most pediatric burn injuries are preventable. Social media is an effective method for delivering large-scale messaging and may be useful for injury prevention in this domain.
Objective:
This study evaluates the feasibility of creating a social media campaign for pediatric burn injury prevention.
Methods:
Ad spots containing a headline, short introduction, and video were created and posted on Facebook and Instagram over 4 months. Ad spots were targeted to parents and caregivers of children in our region with the highest number of burn injuries. We assessed the impact of each ad set using ThruPlays, reach, and video plays.
Results:
We created 55 ad spots, with an average length of 24.1 (range 10-44) seconds. We reached 26,496 people during the campaign. The total ThruPlays of the 55 ad spots were 14,460 at US $0.19 per ThruPlay. Ad spots related to home safety had a significantly higher daily ThruPlay rate than those related to fire safety (6.5 vs 0.5 per day; P<.001).
Conclusions:
Social media is a feasible modality for delivering public health messages focused on preventing pediatric burn injuries. Engagement with these ads is influenced by ad presentation and the focus of the underlying injury prevention message.
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