Table 1

Associations of YouTube video impact and intrauterine device (IUD) portrayal with uploader and video characteristics

Uploader and video characteristicsTotal
(n (%))
Video influence
(view counts/day) (n (%))
PPerceived IUD portrayal
(n (%))
P
≤5>5PositiveNegative
Time online  (days)
 >36548 (77.4)20 (41.7)28 (58.3)0.0735 (72.9)13 (27.1)0.91
 ≤36514 (22.6)10 (71.4)4 (28.6)10 (71.4)4 (28.6)
Video length (min)
 >533 (53.2)17 (51.5)16 (48.5)0.6022 (66.7)11 (33.3)0.27
 ≤529 (46.8)13 (44.8)16 (55.2)23 (79.3)6 (20.7)
Uploader age (years)
 ≥2527 (50.9)11 (42.3)15 (57.7)0.8815 (57.7)11 (42.3)0.03
 <2526 (49.1)12 (44.4)15 (55.6)23 (85.2)4 (14.8)
Uploader race/ethnicity
 White46 (74.2)21 (45.7)25 (54.3)0.4735 (76.1)11 (23.9)0.29
 Other16 (25.8)9 (56.3)7 (43.8)10 (62.5)6 (37.5)
 IUD type
 Mirena39 (65.0)14 (35.9)25 (64.1)0.3826 (66.7)13 (33.3)0.71
 Paragard21 (35.0)10 (47.6)11 (52.4)15 (71.4)6 (28.6)
Interval between IUD insertion and video upload (days)
 <1 month23 (45.1)14 (60.9)9 (39.1)0.2019 (82.6)4 (17.4)0.03
 1 month–1 year19 (37.3)13 (68.4)6 (31.6)12 (63.2)7 (36.8)
 ≥1 year9 (17.6)3 (33.3)6 (66.7)3 (33.3)6 (66.7)
False claims
 Yes21 (33.9)10 (47.6)11 (52.4)0.9311 (52.4)10 (47.6)0.01
 No41 (66.1)20 (48.8)21 (51.2)34 (82.9)7 (17.1)
Side effects mentioned
 Yes41 (66.1)21 (51.2)20 (48.8)0.5324 (58.5)17 (41.5)0.00
 No21 (33.9)9 (42.9)12 (57.1)21 (100.0)0 (0.0)
IUD portrayal
 Positive45 (72.6)20 (51.3)19 (48.7)0.28
 Negative17 (27.4)7 (35.0)13 (65.0)