Download or read book Girls and Parents Decision making about HPV Vaccination written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parents Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Decision making written by Samara Perez and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The human papillomavirus (HPV) infects approximately 550,000 Canadians annually. Cancers of the cervix, mouth, genitals, anus, head and neck are caused by various strains of the HPV. The HPV also causes genital warts. The disease and economic burden of HPV infections is high. Three HPV vaccines are available: Cervarix®, Gardasil®, and Gardasil ® 9. Consistent with global practices in developed countries, these vaccines are currently publicly funded for girls and provided in school-based programs in all provinces and territories in Canada. As of September 2016, six provinces provide publicly funded school-based programs for boys. Despite well-documented vaccine efficacy and effectiveness with minimal adverse effects, uptake of the HPV vaccines remains suboptimal in most countries, including Canada. Although HPV immunization rates have increased over the last decade, they remain significantly below the rates of other vaccine-preventable diseases. One of the main challenges for boys' uptake has been to help parents understand that the HPV vaccine is now available, recommended and effective for boys in reducing health risks for themselves and transmission to their partners. With low HPV uptake rates in Canada, success of increased vaccination rates is contingent on parents' awareness, understanding and ultimately their decision-making process. Of the HPV vaccination research that has targeted parents of boys, most studies examined demographic and descriptive factors associated with vaccination intentions. While this research is informative, it treats decision-making as binary, when there are likely multiple stages of vaccination decision-making. Conceptualizing vaccine decision-making as distinct stages would allow us to examine those individuals who are vaccine hesitant, as well as parents who are not yet aware or engaged in HPV vaccine decision-making. Moreover, much of the existing research on the correlates and factors associated with vaccination intentions are unreliable, which is likely due to differences in the conceptualization of the factors and inconsistent and unstable measures. This in turn provides limited insight about leverage points of how to move individuals along the HPV vaccine decision-making trajectory and ultimately increase HPV vaccine uptake.This dissertation addresses some of these research gaps by using theory-based research, as well as the development of two psychometrically validated scales, an extended HPV and HPV vaccine knowledge scale and the HPV Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (HABS) to identify the factors that are associated with HPV vaccination decision-making among a nationally representative sample of Canadian parents of 9-16-year-old boys using a longitudinal design. The unique contributions of the four manuscripts in this thesis are that by conceptualizing HPV vaccine decision-making as a series of distinct stages, by using theory, psychometrically-tested and validated measures, as well as multinomial logistic regression models, we can have a greater understanding about what influences parents' HPV vaccine decision-making for their sons. This more nuanced understanding will help to better target our efforts to increase HPV vaccine uptake for boys. Future research directions and recommendations for better informed and targeted interventions are made." --
Download or read book The Crisis of Expertise written by Gil Eyal and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent political debates there has been a significant change in the valence of the word “experts” from a superlative to a near pejorative, typically accompanied by a recitation of experts’ many failures and misdeeds. In topics as varied as Brexit, climate change, and vaccinations there is a palpable mistrust of experts and a tendency to dismiss their advice. Are we witnessing, therefore, the “death of expertise,” or is the handwringing about an “assault on science” merely the hysterical reaction of threatened elites? In this new book, Gil Eyal argues that what needs to be explained is not a one-sided “mistrust of experts” but the two-headed pushmi-pullyu of unprecedented reliance on science and expertise, on the one hand, coupled with increased skepticism and dismissal of scientific findings and expert opinion, on the other. The current mistrust of experts is best understood as one more spiral in an on-going, recursive crisis of legitimacy. The “scientization of politics,” of which critics warned in the 1960s, has brought about a politicization of science, and the two processes reinforce one another in an unstable, crisis-prone mixture. This timely book will be of great interest to students and scholars in the social sciences and to anyone concerned about the political uses of, and attacks on, scientific knowledge and expertise.
Download or read book Factors Associated with Parental Decisions to Vaccinate Girls Against Human Papillomavirus written by Barbara Saak and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the world, with over 6 million people in the United States newly infected each year. Of these newly infected people, over 4.5 million are adolescents between the ages of 15 and 24. Two strains of HPV account for 70% of all cervical cancer. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have endorsed the Gardisil vaccination for protection against cervical cancer for all girls age 11 or 12. However, many parents do not comply with the recommendation to have their daughters vaccinated against HPV infection. The aim of the present study was to identify the characteristics of parents who are non-compliant with the recommendation of HPV vaccination for their child. Data from the California Health Interview Study of 2007 were analyzed to gain insight into the reasons why parents would not choose to vaccinate their daughters against HPV. The hypothesis which predicted that the reason that most parents would not be compliant with their physician's recommendation of HPV vaccination for their child was due to lack of knowledge of the needs for and benefits of this vaccination due to lack of educational attainment was not supported. The analysis did, however, support the hypothesis that lack of knowledge of the need for and benefits of this vaccination was the main reason parents cited for their decision not to vaccinate against HPV.
Download or read book Guide to Introducing HPV Vaccine Into National Immunization Programmes written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This document is intended for use by national immunization programme managers and immunization partners to inform the policy discussions and operational aspects for the introduction of HPV vaccine into national immunization programmes and to provide upto-date references on the global policy, as well as the technical and strategic issues related to the introduction of HPV vaccine."--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Self Efficacy Beliefs of Adolescents written by Tim Urdan and published by IAP. This book was released on 2006-02-01 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The introduction of the psychological construct of self-efficacy is widely acknowledged as one of the most important developments in the history of psychology. Today, it is simply not possible to explain phenomena such as human motivation, learning, self-regulation, and accomplishment without discussing the role played by self-efficacy beliefs. In this, the fifth volume of our series on adolescence and education, we focus on the self-efficacy beliefs of adolescents. We are proud and fortunate to be able to bring together the most prominent voices in the study of self-efficacy, including that of the Father of Social Cognitive Theory and of self-efficacy, Professor Albert Bandura. It is our hope, and our expectation, that this volume will become required reading for all students and scholars in the areas of adolescence and of motivation and, of course, for all who play a pivotal role in the education and care of youth.
Download or read book Disease Control Priorities Third Edition Volume 8 written by Donald A. P. Bundy and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More children born today will survive to adulthood than at any time in history. It is now time to emphasize health and development in middle childhood and adolescence--developmental phases that are critical to health in adulthood and the next generation. Child and Adolescent Health and Development explores the benefits that accrue from sustained and targeted interventions across the first two decades of life. The volume outlines the investment case for effective, costed, and scalable interventions for low-resource settings, emphasizing the cross-sectoral role of education. This evidence base can guide policy makers in prioritizing actions to promote survival, health, cognition, and physical growth throughout childhood and adolescence.
Download or read book Doing a Literature Review in Nursing Health and Social Care written by Michael Coughlan and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2016-11-26 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do I start my literature review? What sources can I go to for information? How do I analyse the work of others? This clear, practical book guides readers undertaking their own literature review through the process, giving them the skills and knowledge they need for success. The chapters address: - Different types of literature reviews - Critically analysing material - Presenting the final piece of work - Best practice in referencing and plagiarism - Systematic approaches to literature reviews It will be an essential guide for all nursing and all allied healthcare students, as well as professionals working in practice.
Download or read book Deadly Choices written by Paul A. Offit and published by Basic Books (AZ). This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A renowned researcher vigorously challenges the anti-vaccine movement in this powerful defense of science in the face of fear.
Download or read book Three Shots at Prevention written by Keith Wailoo and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2007, Texas governor Rick Perry issued an executive order requiring that all females entering sixth grade be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), igniting national debate that echoed arguments heard across the globe over public policy, sexual health, and the politics of vaccination. Three Shots at Prevention explores the contentious disputes surrounding the controversial vaccine intended to protect against HPV, the most common sexually transmitted infection. When the HPV vaccine first came to the market in 2006, religious conservatives decried the government's approval of the vaccine as implicitly sanctioning teen sex and encouraging promiscuity while advocates applauded its potential to prevent 4,000 cervical cancer deaths in the United States each year. Families worried that laws requiring vaccination reached too far into their private lives. Public health officials wrestled with concerns over whether the drug was too new to be required and whether opposition to it could endanger support for other, widely accepted vaccinations. Many people questioned the aggressive marketing campaigns of the vaccine's creator, Merck & Co. And, since HPV causes cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, and anus, why was the vaccine recommended only for females? What did this reveal about gender and sexual politics in the United States? With hundreds of thousands of HPV-related cancer deaths worldwide, how did similar national debates in Europe and the developing world shape the global possibilities of cancer prevention? This volume provides insight into the deep moral, ethical, and scientific questions that must be addressed when sexual and social politics confront public health initiatives in the United States and around the world.
Download or read book Effective Health Risk Messages written by Kim Witte and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2001-04-12 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective Health Risk Messages provides step-by-step instructions for developing theoretically-based campaigns that work. Worksheets are provided at the end of each chapter to provide practical experience.
Download or read book Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2006 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most women who die from cervical cancer, particularly in developing countries, are in the prime of their life. They may be raising children, caring for their family, and contributing to the social and economic life of their town or village. Their death is both a personal tragedy, and a sad and unnecessary loss to their family and their community. Unnecessary, because there is compelling evidence, as this Guide makes clear, that cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable forms of cancer, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively. Unfortunately, the majority of women in developing countries still do not have access to cervical cancer prevention programmes. The consequence is that, often, cervical cancer is not detected until it is too late to be cured. An urgent effort is required if this situation is to be corrected. This Guide is intended to help those responsible for providing services aimed at reducing the burden posed by cervical cancer for women, communities and health systems. It focuses on the knowledge and skills needed by health care providers, at different levels of care.
Download or read book Parents Perceptions of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine for Their Adolescent Sons written by Paige E. Dorsel and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Human papilloma virus, HPV, is a sexually transmitted infection that can cause genital wards or even cancer. Though the HPV vaccine has been approved for many years, vaccine rates are extremely low, especially in the male population. This review of literature was conducted to examine the factors that influence parents' decision-making processes regarding Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination for their adolescent male children, in order to improve HPV vaccination rates. Methods: The ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Database and CINAHL database were utilized within this review of literature. There were 21 studies included in the bib matrix. Results: Four main themes emerged: knowledge, beliefs, cost, and demographic influence. Many parents/guardians are unaware that the vaccine was intended for males. Beliefs surrounding the effect of the vaccine on sexual behavior, low perceived risk of HPV infection, and social interactions also pose a barrier. Cost is a potential barrier that was mentioned throughout many studies. Lastly, HPV vaccination decisions were influenced by the demographic grouping of participants Discussion: The four themes (knowledge, beliefs, cost, and demographic influence) were explored. The Health Belief was utilized in attempt to explain the parents' health behavior of deciding whether or not to have their child receive the HPV vaccine. Conclusion: Overall, parents continue to be reluctant to vaccinate their children against HPV. Most parents lack knowledge about the vaccine and its immense benefits to their child. The Health Belief Model was utilized in order to analyze the parents' decision process and suggest nursing interventions to improve HPV vaccination rates. - Abstract
Download or read book Adolescents Involved in Decision making written by Marla DeMesquita Wander and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoughtful and deliberate, adolescent decision-making is not well understood. For example, adolescents and parents visit with physicians for routine health care however the extent that adolescents participate has not been satisfactorily investigated. This study used surveys, conversations, and observations of healthy adolescents, parents, and physicians discussing issues of optional vaccination against human papillomavirus infections to interrogate the gap in understanding adolescent decision-making. The decision involves if and when to receive vaccination to prevent sexually transmitted infections that potentially cause adult cancers. Thus, sexual behavior and vaccination effectiveness infuse these discussions. Survey results from several hundred 11 thru 21 year-old Black, Hispanic, and White adolescents and parents showed adolescents' older age, female gender, and suburban residence as significant predictors of vaccination acceptance; race, education, HPV knowledge, and judgments of adolescent autonomy were not. Survey conversations and observations substantiated that parents were the decision-makers. Information did not influence decisions; parents were influenced by their personal beliefs about vaccinations and sexual debut and their adolescents' age. Adolescents indicated on their surveys that they would make vaccination decisions which contradicted their survey conversations and participant-physician encounters that showed adolescents deferring the decision to their parents. During survey conversations, when their parents were not present, adolescents posed thoughtful questions and engaged in HPV discussions. During participant-physician encounters adolescents rarely participated. Notably, if adolescents chose to speak they protested the shot and rallied to postpone it. An adolescent focused on a vaccination presents a vulnerable and asexual image. Adolescents' participation in HPV vaccination decision-making is not determined by their decision-making competence but by their social competency. Both parents and adolescents understand the sexual subtexts looming in the background and neither want those perceptions to rise to the forefront. Reformulating the manner and content of HPV discussions may increase adolescent participation and vaccination reception.
Download or read book Communication Somali Culture and Decision making about the HPV Vaccine written by Phokeng Motsoasele Dailey and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is now a well-established and accepted cause of cervical cancer. In the United States, cervical cancer mortality rates among foreign-born women have increased despite an overall decline across the entire US population. The current study explores how families, who are members of a local Somali immigrant population, articulate health and consequently make the decision to vaccinate or not vaccinate their children against HPV. Parents were asked about their conceptualizations of health, and descriptions of the content of HPV vaccine discussions. Vaccine conversation descriptions were elicited to compare barriers and facilitators regarding HPV vaccine uptake amongst members of a Somali immigrant population, and to compare the social influence strategies used by parents to promote the HPV vaccine. 16 semi-structured interviews were audio taped, transcribed and analyzed using a grounded theory approach. A multiple goals theory perspective was used to examine the communication goals of parents when discussing the vaccine with their child and health care providers, and to identify which informational components and communication skills are important to HPV vaccine decision-making. Key themes were the implications of the vaccine for early sexual activity, confusion between HPV and HIV due to the similarities of the acronyms, the perception that the HPV vaccine is unnecessary, uncertainty about the vaccine's efficacy and side effects, avoidance of parent-child communication about the vaccine, and framing the vaccine as a health promotion behavior. The implications of these findings for increased vaccine uptake in this population are discussed.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Science of Science Communication written by Kathleen Hall Jamieson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On topics from genetic engineering and mad cow disease to vaccination and climate change, this Handbook draws on the insights of 57 leading science of science communication scholars who explore what social scientists know about how citizens come to understand and act on what is known by science.
Download or read book Canadian Immunization Guide written by Canada. Comité consultatif national de l'immunisation and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventh edition of the Canadian Immunization Guide was developed by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), with the support ofthe Immunization and Respiratory Infections Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, to provide updated information and recommendations on the use of vaccines in Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada conducted a survey in 2004, which confi rmed that the Canadian Immunization Guide is a very useful and reliable resource of information on immunization.
