Main themes and subthemes with inter-rater reliability
| Theme | (Cohen’s κ) | Description of theme |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Douglas’ disclosure | (0.67) | The disclosure from Michael Douglas that his throat cancer was caused by HPV |
| Health information | (0.70) | Represents information communicated about HPV and oral cancer related to health. The subthemes represent specific health information given about HPV and oral cancer |
| A. HPV as cause of oral cancer | (0.73) | |
| B. Incidence of oral cancer | (0.61) | |
| C. Information about HPV | (0.62) | |
| 1. Cause of cervical cancer | ||
| 2. How common HPV is | ||
| 3. Number of different types of HPV | ||
| 4. Demographic changes | ||
| D. Better prognosis and survival | (0.79) | |
| E. Diagnosis and treatment for oral cancer | (0.77) | |
| F. Symptoms and screening for oral cancer | (0.56) | |
| G. Cited research evidence | (0.69) | |
| Riskiness of oral sex | (0.77) | Represents information communicated about the recognition of oral sex in the cause of oral cancer and how changes in sexual practice are thought to account for this |
| Vaccination of boys | (0.85) | Represents the calls for boys to be vaccinated in light of the evidence that HPV does not only cause oral cancer, but other cancers as well |
HPV, human papillomavirus.