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Social Determinants of HPV Vaccine Completion among Adolescents
<p>The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a causative factor for many genital and oral cancers in the U.S. HPV-associated cancer are preventable through vaccination. The HPV vaccine is routinely administered to adolescents’ ages 11 to 12 to prevent HPV infection before sexual debut. However, HPV …
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Encouraging completion of HPV vaccine schedule using decision aids
Este artículo presenta un experimento de campo involucrando padres de Bogotá, D.C., y de ciudades aledañas para motivarlos a completar el esquema de vacunación contra el VPH de sus hijas. El experimento empleó ayudas para la toma de decisiones a través de una campaña de mensajes de texto con dos …
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Mandating the HPV Vaccine as a School-Entry Requirement: Ethical and Policy Considerations
Mandating the HPV vaccine is very controversial because although eliminating cervical cancer is a worthwhile cause, a variety of issues come into play with the HPV vaccine that our nation's public health officials have yet to encounter in any other vaccine, prompting a re-evaluation of the proper …
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Prevalence of Human papillomavirus among women following HPV vaccine introduction; a systematic review
… have been made by some countries to offer HPV vaccination since its introduction in 2006. Population effectiveness of HPV vaccines is presently an active area of research. We review available evidence on the effectiveness of HPV vaccine uptake among female adolescents to prevent HPV …
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What college women know, think, and do about Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine
… with a sexuallytransmitted Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Approximately 20 million Americans between the ages of 15 and 49 are currently infected with HPV and another 6 million people become newly infected each year. Among these HPV infections, 74% occur in the 15 to 24 year old age group. …
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Use of the health belief model to understand HPV vaccine behavior in female undergraduates
<p>Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the US and causes several cancers. HPV vaccines can protect individuals against multiple HPV strains that can cause certain cancers. Despite the benefits, 51% of college women have received the HPV vaccine. The …
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Acceptability of the Human Papillomavirus(HPV) Vaccine among stakeholders in two selected Schools in Lusaka
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common STI and major cause of cervical cancer globally. Zambia has one of the highest cervical cancer rates in the world. Approximately 54 cases per 100 000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually with 1,400 dying (SALC Report, 2012). Preliminary …
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Hpv Vaccine Acceptance Among Southern Black College Students: The Influence of Culture, History, and Health Beliefs
<p>Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has the potential to significantly reduce HPV-associated outcomes if measures are taken to promote acceptance and uptake. The purpose of the study was to explore historical and cultural influences and health beliefs on HPV vaccine acceptance among Black …
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Stakeholder understandings of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative systematic review
… to occur in SSA. The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine provides primary protection against the most common cancer-causing strains of HPV that are responsible for cervical cancer. Over the last five years, there has been a slow increase in the number of African countries that have introduced …
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Is it Worth the shot? Ontario Women's Negotiations of Risk, Gender and the Human Papillomavirous(HPV) Vaccine
… in understanding how Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine policy became gendered in Canada, how women in Ontario negotiated the concepts of “risk” and “gender” deployed in pharmaceutical marketing and public health programming, and how they folded these mediations into decision making about …
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HPV Vaccination Uptake: Identifying Gaps, Barriers and Disparities in Canadian Population
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes the most common viral infection of the reproductive tract worldwide. It is implicated in cervical, anal, oropharyngeal cancers and genital warts in males and females. Infections with HPV are common, it is estimated that 550,000 Canadians are infected yearly. …
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Perceptions of the Role of the Oral Healthcare Providers in HPV-related Oral Cancer Education and Advocacy for the HPV Vaccine
… increasing prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and subsequent HPV-related oral cancers has uncovered the need for more focused attention on the negative consequence of the exclusion of oral healthcare from overall healthcare. A review of the existing literature related to …
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Human Papillomavirus Knowledge and Human Papillomavirus Uptake Among U.S. Navy Personnel 18 to 26 Years of Age
<p>High human papillomavirus (HPV) incidence rates occur in the military and are one of the leading medical events in the armed forces. Although there are high HPV rates in uniformed personnel, the U.S. military reports lower vaccination uptake rates than the national average. The HPV vaccine is …
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The impact of a comic book intervention on increasing East African-American adolescents’ HPV vaccine-related knowledge, attitudes and intentions to receive vaccine
Background: HPV vaccine uptake is low among East African-American (EAA) adolescents in the U.S. To improve HPV vaccine uptake in EAA communities, we developed a theory-based, community-informed comic book for adolescents as a part of an intervention targeting mothers and adolescents. We evaluated …
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Exploring knowledge and beliefs of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection and HPV vaccination among U.S. Chinese international students
<p>The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine provides an effective prevention strategy against HPV infection, cervical cancer, and genital warts. As increasing numbers of Chinese international students (CIS) are living and studying in United States, this specific ethnic group has become the candidate …
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The Risk of Serious Respiratory-Related Events Following Immunization with the Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (qHPV) Vaccine: The Ontario Grade 8 HPV Vaccine Cohort Study
Background: The qHPV vaccine has the potential to significantly reduce the burden of HPV-related diseases, including cervical cancer. However, a recent systematic review of clinical trials has suggested that the risk of bronchospasm may be increased by this vaccine, and a large observational study …
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Uptake of the human papillomavirus vaccine among young Malaysian women : does a physician's recommendation play an important role
… mass vaccination of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has the potential to reduce the burden of cervical cancer in Malaysia. While much of the focus has been onvaccinating school-aged girls, the factors that drive vaccination among eligible young women in Malaysia have not been extensively …
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Barriers for immunization against HPV in developing countries (India)
… In some countries, the acceptance of the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer is low. Previous studies revealed that lack of awareness, income, and education were major barriers for accepting the HPV vaccine. Apart from the above-mentioned barriers, some socio-cultural barriers for …
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Latino Parental Acceptability towards the Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine
… acceptability of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination among Latino parents. The role that acculturation may play in Latino parents' acceptability of the vaccine was also examined. A survey conceptualized using the Health Belief Model and two acculturation measures were administered to …
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The development and psychometric testing of the shared decision-making instrument
… communicable diseases. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been available to females in the United States since June 2006. However, the receipt of the HPV vaccine is suboptimal with only 50% of 13 to 15 year old females initiating the HPV vaccine and less than 25% completing the recommended …
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