Download or read book Parental Attitudes of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination of Adolescent Girls in Alabama written by Allison G. Litton and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parental Education on Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Use written by Chika Okechukwu and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a universal health problem that is transmitted sexually, affecting both male and female. Evidence indicates that about 79 million people are affected in the United States. Every year, about 14 million Americans are infected with HPV (CDC, 2016c). It is associated with multiple diseases such as cervical cancer, vaginal and vulvar cancers, anal cancers, throat cancer and penile cancers. A safe and efficient vaccine has been approved for both boys and girls. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced that teens and young adult under age 26 are at a particular risk for HPV. It is essential to start the vaccination series between 9 and 17 years of age. Parental and caregivers acceptance of HPV vaccine for their children has been a problem. Despite, the HPV vaccine promotions and availability, the vaccination rates of HPV continue to low. The focus should be on parents and caregivers because parental attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, intention to vaccinate and behaviors appear to contribute to low parental acceptance of the vaccine (Gamble et al., 2010). Parental and caregiver education improved parental knowledge, intention to vaccinate and attitude towards HPV vaccination. The purpose of this project was to develop an evidence-based parental and caregiver educational intervention to improve knowledge, intention to vaccinate and attitude towards HPV vaccine, hoping to influence parents and caregivers of children ages 9 to 17 to consent to the HPV vaccine. Parental education as an intervention, focusing on HPV and HPV vaccine was found to have positive impact on parental knowledge, intention to vaccinate and parental attitude toward HPV vaccine. There was a 40%, 73%, and 33% improvement respectively on parental knowledge, attitude, and intention to vaccinate which was higher than the benchmark. Key words: Human Papillomavirus, vaccine, parent education, knowledge, attitude, intention" -- Abstract
Download or read book Parental Attitudes Toward Human Papillomavirus HPV Vaccine and Adolescents in a Community Setting written by Angela Church Blake and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Knowledge Attitudes and Acceptability of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Among Female Students and Parents in Macao written by Choi-Wan Chan and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Knowledge, Attitudes and Acceptability of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Among Female Students and Parents in Macao" by Choi-wan, Chan, 陳彩環, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Human papillomavirus (HPV), a family of viruses with more than 40 genotypes is known to infect genital tract of males and females. High-risk HPV including genotypes 16, 18 can cause cervical cancer while low-risk HPV including genotypes 6, 11 can cause benign or low grade cervical lesions and genital warts. Considering HPV infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide, as well as in Macao, with prevalence up to 8.1%, and given that cervical cancer is the top ten most frequent female cancer which causes high burden in our health care system, it is important to have a comprehensive intervention for control HPV and cervical cancer. Since the HPV vaccine for preventing cervical cancer has been available in Macao, it is worth to know the willingness to be vaccinated among target population. Base on findings from previous studies, the parental attitudes and acceptance is the key factor of vaccination for young girls. Other potential factors, such as the HPV knowledge, vaccine safety and efficacy, cost, the age of daughter and the physician's attitudes, may also affect parental acceptance. Given that no previous study on this topic has been conducted, this study is aimed to understand the knowledge, attitudes and acceptability of HPV vaccination, and to explore and identify the affecting factors for acceptance among school girls and their parents. A school-based simple cluster random sampling method was used. Data was collected by anonymous self-administrated questionnaires among 574 school girls aged at 12-22 and 702 parents aged at 30-65. About 47% of the school girls had heard of HPV and 88.3% had heard of HPV vaccine, while 57.1% of parents had heard of HPV and 83.2% had heard of HPV vaccine. Although the HPV-related knowledge was poor among young girls and their parents, 92% of girls indicated a positive intention to be vaccinated for herself and 88% parents would willing to consent daughter to be vaccinated if the HPV vaccine became in routine immunization. However, the parental vaccination acceptability for daughters decreased to 40% and only 30% of mothers would willing to accept for themselves, if they had to pay a full course for three doses of HPV vaccine. About 97% of school girls and 95% of parents supported that HPV vaccine should be included in government immunization programme. We also found that young girls and parents are more favor in later HPV vaccination rather than vaccination at recommended age. Cost is the dominant affecting factor in determining parental acceptability of HPV vaccination. In addition, daughter's age, vaccine safety concern, Pap smear attendance and HPV knowledge are significantly associated with HPV vaccine acceptance. It may be worthwhile to further investigate the reasons for the delay vaccination among the young adolescent girls and among their parents, to examine if any underlying factors were unexpressed. DOI: 10.5353/th_b5022251 Subjects: Papillomavirus vaccines - China - Macau(Special Administrative Region)
Download or read book Attitudes about Human Papillomavirus HPV Vaccine Among Parents of Rural Adolescents written by Natasha Louise Underwood and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among adolescents is a public health imperative to prevent unnecessary morbidity and mortality associated with cervical, oropharyngeal and other HPV related cancers and conditions. Despite the availability of two vaccines that protect against 90% of genital warts and 70% of cervical cancers, national HPV vaccination rates remain below the Healthy People 2020 targets of 80% coverage for females and males. The purpose of this study is to investigate human papillomavirus vaccination behavior among rural adolescents in Georgia. Specifically, in an effort to increase HPV vaccination coverage among hard to reach populations, this study aims to understand barriers as well as facilitators to HPV initiation among adolescent males and females living in rural communities. This study used a cross-sectional survey implemented with parents of adolescents age 10-18 years old in rural communities to measure: 1) parental attitudes, 2) healthcare utilization, 3) subjective norms and 4) cues to action. A step-wise forward logistic regression analyses was conducted to better understand the correlates of HPV vaccination. A majority of the sample was African American (69%, n=131) and female (52%, n=100). The mean age was 14 years old (SD=2.1). Most adolescents were covered by Medicaid insurance (64%, n=123) and less than 2% were uninsured (1.6%, n=3). The final model contained three significant correlates: provider recommendation, social norm score and information exposure score (R2=0.41, Ï72 (3)=87.3, p
Download or read book The Acceptability of HPV Vaccination of Pre adolescent Girls in South Trinidad written by Ravindra Ram and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teenagers Need Drugs Too written by Kristen Angell Dupard and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women around the world and is linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV). Strains HPV-16 and-18 are linked to the causes of cervical cancer. Research shows that HPV vaccination in adolescent females projects a 70% non-contraction rate. However, only 57.3% of girls between the ages of 13-17 in the U.S. have received their first HPV vaccination dose. Researchers have begun speculating that factors such SES and race could be contributing to low vaccination participation. Answers to such information can aid in improving federal and state vaccination policies and prevent the diseases caused by HPV. The current study aimed to determine if race and socioeconomic status (SES) interacted in such a way that predicted the attitudes of minority caregivers toward the HPV vaccine in terms of its acceptability and accessibility. Parents of adolescent females enrolled at a local Mississippi high school were surveyed to determine if this interaction predicts lower vaccination rates. It was anticipated that minority parents of low SES would have lower vaccination rates than those of higher SES. The univariate results indicated the following: 90% of participants identified as African American/Black, 39% (majority) of the respondents had completed some college or obtained an associate's degree, 42% (majority) of the income level was between $30,001-$50,000, and 70% of daughters had received some shots of the HPV vaccination. Bivariate Chi-Square ([Chi][squared]) analyses determined if categorical independent variables (Race, Education, and Finances) were significantly associated with vaccine participation. Bivariate tests were not statistically significant (p> 0.05). However, a correlation between vaccination participation and income showed that the higher the income level, the more likely a parent was to vaccinate their daughter against HPV. Other independent variables yielded significance. At the univariate level, 74% of health care providers had recommended the vaccine, 72% of respondents had insurance to cover vaccine, and 70% of respondents had very easy access to health care. At the bivariate level, only two independent variables were significant. The results showed the following: insurance coverage: (95 % CI: (1.038- 20.3810) ([Chi][squared] = 4.353, Df = 1, and Sig p = 0.037) and vaccine recommendation (95% CI: 3.675-156.738) ([Chi][squared] = 14.727, Df = 1, and Sig p = 0.0001). Being recommended by a health care provider was a significant predictor of vaccine participation at the multivariate level. Ostensibly, parents are aware of the vaccine and are taking preventive measures. Additional research could answer whether minority caregivers from low SES will be less inclined to have their adolescent daughters vaccinated. HPV is one of the most preventive, yet deadly, STIs and further research is imperative. --Page iv.
Download or read book Parental Attitudes and Knowledge Toward the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Use written by Denise H. Baker and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fighting Against Vaccine Hesitancy An Emerging Challenge for Public Health written by Francesco Paolo Bianchi and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Vaccine Hesitancy Among Canadian Parents written by Gilla Shapiro and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the cause of several oral and genital cancers with potentially high morbidity and mortality. Vaccines that target the oncogenic strains of HPV have been developed and licensed in Canada for girls (since 2007) and boys (since 2010). These vaccines have been proven to be safe and efficacious and have been identified as a new frontier in cancer prevention. Achieving vaccine coverage targets is important for protecting individuals as well as the health of the general population. To support HPV-related cancer prevention, all Canadian provinces and territories have now implemented universal vaccination programs. However, problematically, school-based vaccination programs in Canada are not reaching coverage targets and vaccination uptake rates vary considerably along structural lines such as by region, child's gender, ethnicity, and other socio-demographic variables. Some have attributed suboptimal HPV vaccine coverage to anti-vaccine sentiments and HPV vaccine hesitancy. Understanding parental attitudes towards immunization and why children do not receive the HPV vaccine is paramount for understanding and improving the impact of Canada's HPV vaccination programs. This dissertation is comprised of four novel studies. Manuscript 1 and Manuscript 2 report on the psychometric characteristics of two new scales--the Vaccine Conspiracy Belief Scale and the Vaccine Hesitancy Scale--to identify and consistently measure these important attitudes. Manuscript 3, a project protocol paper, detailed the objectives and methodology of the first Canadian survey of a large national sample to examine HPV vaccine knowledge, attitudes, and behavioural change among parents of boys and girls. The final study, Manuscript 4, addressed one of the central objectives of this research; namely, to examine the modifying factors and individual health beliefs associated with Canadian parents' stage of decision-making using a theoretical stage model (the Precaution Adoption Process Model). Overall, this body of work contributes to the measurement of vaccine attitudes and the understanding of the psychosocial factors affecting HPV vaccination decisions and vaccine hesitancy in Canadian parents of boys and girls. " --
Download or read book Digital Health Solutions to HPV Vaccination written by Suellen Hopfer and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book College Students Attitudes Toward Human Papillomavirus Vaccination written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the world. Although HPV vaccine is an adolescent vaccine, a ‘catch-up’ vaccine is also recommended for 13 to 26 years-old females who have not been vaccinated previously and 13 to 21 years-old males who have not been vaccinated previously. The majority of Americans, however, reach adulthood without receiving the recommended HPV vaccine doses. Increasing the HPV vaccination series uptake requires theory-driven empirical understanding of factors influencing HPV-related decisions among this population. Based on the Social Cognitive Theory, the current study assessed the interaction between personal and environmental determinants of vaccine uptake and its effect on the behavioral intention to obtain the HPV vaccine. The San Diego State University Psychology Department participant pool was utilized to collect the data from 209 participants between the ages of 18 to 26 years who have not yet obtained any dose of HPV vaccine. Data were collected anonymously and analyzed using a series of seven correlation analyses, two hierarchical linear regression analyses, and three mediation analyses. The findings demonstrated that: (1) female gender and social influence (parents’ and peer endorsement of HPV vaccine) significantly predicted behavioral intentions to obtain the HPV vaccine, p
Download or read book Cancer Health Disparities written by Chanita Hughes Halbert, PhD and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-10 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite improvements in strategies for early detection and cancer treatment, racial and ethnic groups and individuals from other medically underserved populations continue to experience disparities in cancer morbidity and mortality. Research in cancer health disparities has evolved from first generation studies that described racial differences in morbidity and mortality to research that examines the efforts of interventions that focus on increasing access to early detection and treatment. As a result of these efforts, racial background, socioeconomic characteristics, access to high quality cancer care, and psychological and social factors have been documented as important determinants of cancer health disparities; these factors provide the context within which cancer is detected, treated, and prevented. The field of cancer health disparities is now at a critical juncture where it is essential to move beyond descriptive information on determinants of disparities in cancer morbidity and mortality to translational studies that examine basic biological processes and how these processes interact with social, psychological, and behavioral factors to contribute to disparities in cancer risk and outcomes. Empirical evidence about the influence of multilevel determinants has grown, and now, more than ever, efforts are being made to understand the independent and interactive effects of biological, psychological, behavioral, and social determinants of cancer health disparities and to translate this information into sustainable interventions for cancer prevention, control, and treatment. Provides an in-depth examination of emerging evidence about multilevel determinants of cancer health disparities Describes novel frameworks and approaches that are being used to understand and address cancer health disparities Presents evidence-based interventions that have potential to achieve equity in cancer outcomes Reviews the effects of previous and ongoing approaches to address disparities
Download or read book Mixed Methods Research written by Vicki L. Plano Clark and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2015-09-23 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed Methods Research: A Guide to the Field by Vicki L. Plano Clark and Nataliya V. Ivankova is a practical book that introduces a unique socio-ecological framework for understanding the field of mixed methods research and its different perspectives. Based on the framework, it addresses basic questions including: What is the mixed methods research process? How is mixed methods research defined? Why is it used? What designs are available? How does mixed methods research intersect with other research approaches? What is mixed methods research quality? How is mixed methods shaped by personal, interpersonal, and social contexts? By focusing on the topics, perspectives, and debates occurring in the field of mixed methods research, the book helps students, scholars, and researchers identify, understand, and participate in these conversations to inform their own research practice. Mixed Methods Research is Volume 3 in the SAGE Mixed Methods Research Series.
Download or read book Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-03-21 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adolescence is a critical growth period in which youth develop essential skills that prepare them for adulthood. Prevention and intervention programs are designed to meet the needs of adolescents who require additional support and promote healthy behaviors and outcomes. To ensure the success of these efforts, it is essential that they include reliably identifiable techniques, strategies, or practices that have been proven effective. Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Thriving in the 21st Century identifies key program factors that can improve health outcomes related to adolescent behavior and provides evidence-based recommendations toward effective implementation of federal programming initiatives. This study explores normative adolescent development, the current landscape of adolescent risk behavior, core components of effective programs focused on optimal health, and recommendations for research, programs, and policies.
Download or read book Meta Ethnography written by George W. Noblit and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1988-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can ethnographic studies be generalized, in contrast to concentrating on the individual case? Noblit and Hare propose a new method for synthesizing from qualitative studies: meta-ethnography. After citing the criteria to be used in comparing qualitative research projects, the authors define the ways these can then be aggregated to create more cogent syntheses of research. Using examples from numerous studies ranging from ethnographic work in educational settings to the Mead-Freeman controversy over Samoan youth, Meta-Ethnography offers useful procedural advice from both comparative and cumulative analyses of qualitative data. This provocative volume will be read with interest by researchers and students in qualitative research methods, ethnography, education, sociology, and anthropology. "After defining metaphor and synthesis, these authors provide a step-by-step program that will allow the researcher to show similarity (reciprocal translation), difference (refutation), or similarity at a higher level (lines or argument synthesis) among sample studies....Contain(s) valuable strategies at a seldom-used level of analysis." --Contemporary Sociology "The authors made an important contribution by reframing how we think of ethnography comparison in a way that is compatible with the new developments in interpretive ethnography. Meta-Ethnography is well worth consulting for the problem definition it offers." --The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease "This book had to be written and I am pleased it was. Someone needed to break the ice and offer a strategy for summarizing multiple ethnographic studies. Noblit and Hare have done a commendable job of giving the research community one approach for doing so. Further, no one else can now venture into this area of synthesizing qualitative studies without making references to and positioning themselves vis-a-vis this volume." -Educational Studies
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.
