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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc. 2013 Dec 10;37(2):133–143. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.11.004

Table 3.

Portrayal of Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities: Examples from Qualitative Subsample (n=49 articles)

Source (type of article) Stakeholders/responsible parties Message Text
Wall Street Journal 10/30/05 (news) Parents Research supports need for education “Even for parents who may want to put their heads in the sand about the issue, it’s hard to ignore the data; nearly half of the nation’s new STD cases occur each year among teens….research shows that teens who have made virginity pledges ultimately have rates of STDs similar to young adults who didn’t make such promises” (Landro, 2005, np).
The Houston Chronicle 3/12/08 (news) Parents Research supports need for education; parents should educate “’Parents are in the driver’s seat,’ said Smith, a professor of obstetrics-gynecology. ‘They get to choose the message - change your behavior, use condoms, get vaccinated - but this study is the reality check; this study should put them on notice. This is the time for education’” (Tanner & Ackerman, 2008, np).
The Baltimore Sun 3/13/07 (opinion) Parents Parents should educate “Deputy Director Bill Albert…asks whether such a vaccine, administered to 12-year-olds, would relieve parents of the awkward and intense discussions they should be having with their children about what sexual behavior is appropriate and at what age” (Reimer, 2007, np).
The Washington Post 1/29/07(opinion) Parents Parents should educate “I am continually amazed that the notion of promoting abstinence would or could be thought of as the answer. I would rather see caring parents teach their sons how not to get other parents’ daughters pregnant or infected” (Smith, 2007, np).
The Chicago Tribune 8/28/06 (news) Parents Parents should educate; doctor’s advice “Dr. Kenneth Alexander…is a proponent of fully explaining the HPV vaccine to teens. ‘Parents only want to talk about cancer prevention. When they talk about STDs, they get pretty uptight,’ he said” (Irvine, 2006b, np).
The Baltimore Sun 8/16/07 (news) Parents, Physicians Parents and physicians should educate; doctor’s advice “The discussion of sexual health and abstinence should always be part of the routine health visit. It is the responsibility of the parents and physicians to promote abstinence as well as educate about safe sexual practices” (Selby, 2007, np).
The Washington Post 11/7/06 (news) Physicians Research supports need for vaccine “’This adds more data that HPV is an important cause of cancer and that this is an important vaccine,’ said Joseph A. Bocchini Jr., who chairs the American Academy of Pediatrics’ committee on infectious diseases” (Stein, 2007, np).
The Houston Chronicle 3/12/08 (news) Government Blame conservative government programs “Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said the study shows that ‘the national policy of promoting abstinence-only programs is a $1.5 billion failure, and teenage girls are paying the real price’” (Tanner & Ackerman, 2008, np).
The Baltimore Sun 3/13/08 (opinion) Government Blame conservative government programs “The findings make it clear that abstinence-only curriculums funded by the Bush administration are simply not relevant to large numbers of sexually active teens. However, it would help to make a new vaccine against HPV more accessible…” (Anonymous, 2008, np).