Download or read book Beliefs and Attitudes Regarding HPV Vaccination Among College age Women written by Kathryn L. Schaefer and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book College Women s Attitudes Behaviors and Beliefs Regarding the HPV Vaccine written by Rosemary M. Caron and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Cervical cancer is primarily caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) and is the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality among women. Purpose: College women may be at risk for contracting HPV based on their sexual behavior. An exploratory analysis was conducted, following the release of the HPV vaccine, Gardasil[R], to (1) determine awareness of HPV and Gardasil[R], (2) assess attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs about the HPV vaccine, and (3) identify information sources that college women are accessing. Methods: A cross-sectional study of college women (n=293) enrolled in a Northeastern university voluntarily completed a self-administered questionnaire regarding knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs about HPV and the HPV vaccine. Statistical analyses include descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlations, and paired sample t-tests. Results: Sexually active respondents would recommend the HPV vaccine to others and disagree that HPV vaccination would encourage risky sexual behavior. Yet, "need more information" is the predominant reason respondents would not get the HPV vaccine if it were offered for free. Discussion: Correlations are identified on how self-reported knowledge influenced attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs regarding the HPV vaccine. Translation to Health Education Practice: These findings should assist health educators in developing integrated public health education efforts for HPV vaccination that are targeted towards this at-risk population. (Contains 2 tables and 1 note.).

Download or read book Knowledge Beliefs and Attitudes about the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Among Female College Students written by Sara J. Henneberger and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examine a variety of determinants that contribute to HPV vaccination decisions, with a particular focus on the influence of the mass media. A hierarchical linear regression showed that three main factors accounted for 42.7% of the variance in individual intention to be vaccinated against HPV. They were: 1) belief that the vaccine is safe and that information about the vaccine provided by advertisements and the news media is trustworthy; 2) perceived family support regarding vaccination; and 3) use of interpersonal sources of information about the vaccine. Stronger beliefs in vaccine safety and information trustworthiness were also correlated with a positive overall impression of the HPV vaccine. The results suggest that college women may be significantly influenced by HPV information provided by advertisements, the news media, and interpersonal sources--despite the fact that respondents reported relatively low use of these sources. The survey also revealed that the women were highly informed about the HPV vaccine. Their knowledge, combined with the information they gained from the news media and interpersonal sources, may have helped develop and/or reinforce their beliefs regarding HPV vaccine safety, which contributed directly to the decision to be vaccinated. This study filled a gap in knowledge about how college women have responded to the availability of an HPV vaccine and what factors most impact their vaccination decisions. These findings can help guide health educators and public health professionals as they work to promote HPV vaccination and eradicate cervical cancer.

Download or read book Using the Health Belief Model to Enhance Understanding of Female College Students Intention to Receive the Human Papillomavirus Vaccination written by Kristi Ridgeway and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Attitudes and Beliefs Among Southern California College Campus Males on HPV and the HPV Vaccine written by Leila Lawson and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections within the United States with an estimated 1 million new cases of genital warts diagnosed and an estimated 35,000 people being affected by HPV-related cancer each year (CDC, 2020). With over 40 strains of HPV, most have minute symptoms and have no long-lasting effects, whereas other strains can be detrimental to an individual's health. College-campus males are a population which can inform researchers on the gaps occurring between vaccination efforts and vaccination initiation. HPV vaccination is an effective preventative medicine for HPV and HPV related illnesses. The purpose of this study was to contextualize and understand college campus males' attitudes and beliefs surrounding HPV and the HPV vaccine. All participants in this study displayed misconceptions about both HPV and the HPV vaccine. HPV was commonly mistaken for other sexually transmitted diseases like HIV, AIDS, or Hepatitis. Nine participants were able to recognize the name "Gardasil" but were not able to make the connection that it was the vaccine against HPV. Seven participants were positive and willing to the HPV vaccine and were willing to recommend vaccination to others. Participants also described other health concerns that college-campus males prioritize other than sexual health.

Download or read book Sex and America s Teenagers written by Alan Guttmacher Institute and published by Alan Guttmacher Institute. This book was released on 1994 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although sexual activity is common among teenagers, it is not as widespread, and does not begin as early, as most adults believe. This report provides detailed data and analysis of sex among adolescents. Adolescent sexual activity is grouped in ten categories: (1) Rites of passage; (2) The context of adolescents' lives; (3) Sex among teenagers; (4) Risks and prevention of unintended pregnancy and STDs; (5) Incidence and consequences of STDs; (6) Adolescent pregnancy; (7) Outcomes of adolescent pregnancies; (8) Adolescent mothers and their children; (9) Organized responses to adolescent sexual and reproductive behavior; and (10) Where do we go from here? Although young people's sexual behavior today is broadly seen as problematic, no consensus exists as to what the problem is. Most adolescents have always experienced sex, but in the past it was closely linked to marriage, especially for young women. However, over the last century, puberty has slowly moved to earlier ages, as has the initiation of sexual activity, while marriage has been postponed to later years. Adolescents live in a more diverse country than the one their parents knew -- society, family, violence, and sexual messages differ dramatically from the standards of the previous generation. Included in this booklet are numerous graphs. Citations appear for all data. (Contains over 200 references.) (RJM)

Download or read book Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding the Human Papillomavirus and HPV Vaccine Among College Students written by Kristen L. O'Flarity and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objective: Both young men and women should obtain the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in order to reach its intended public health benefits. Because men are behind in this vaccination campaign, this study compared knowledge and attitudes regarding HPV and the vaccine among college-aged men and women in order to improve vaccination strategies among this at-risk population. Methods: A convenience sample of 95 university students, 40 men and 55 women, ages 18 to 26 (mean age of 20.2) completed self-administered pencil-and-paper questionnaires with approximately 40 questions that assessed the desired variables. Knowledge was measured through multiple choice and true/false questions. Attitudes were measured by Likert scale responses following theoretical framework. Data were analyzed and summarized through descriptive statistics using SPSS software. Results: Awareness of the HPV vaccine's availability for men was significantly low for both genders, particularly for men. Health practitioners' and parents' approval both play a pivotal role in considering the vaccine. For men, peers' approval was also important in this decision-making process. Overall, females showed higher rates of awareness in HPV and the vaccine and indicated more positive social norms associated with obtaining the vaccine. Conclusions: According to the results of this study, the HPV vaccine is still prevalently associated with female health and therefore detracting from the male consumer. In order to increase uptake of the HPV vaccine in both genders, a gender neutral vaccine campaign that does not focus on one specific health issue is suggested.--P. vii.

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 Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Assess Factors that Influence the Intent to Use Human Papillomavirus HPV Vaccine Among Young Adult College Students written by Chinelo Constance Orji and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this study was i.) to determine the salient beliefs college students have regarding HPV vaccination and ii.) to determine college students’ intentions to be fully vaccinated against HPV within 12 months and factors that influence their intention. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) served as the theoretical framework to guide the study. The study assessed the significance of each of the TPB constructs – attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control – as well as additional constructs – knowledge and religiosity – in predicting behavioral intention. The relationships between demographic/personal factors and the study constructs were also assessed. A mixed-methods study design including qualitative and quantitative components, was applied. The study sample was comprised of a convenience sample of college students aged between 18 to 45 years attending a large public university in central Texas. For the qualitative portion, three focus group sessions were carried out to elicit the beliefs regarding HPV vaccination. Two investigators conducted a content analysis of the qualitative data and reached consensus on coding discrepancies. Twenty-four students participated in the focus groups, and a total of 45 beliefs were identified. Of these, 18 were salient, including 6 behavioral beliefs, 6 normative beliefs, and 6 control beliefs. For the quantitative portion, a web-based survey was developed using the TPB and information identified from the focus groups. The survey was administered via Qualtrics. Data analyses comprised descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate methods. Covariate adjusted linear regression models were used to assess association between intention and study constructs. Of 438 students who participated in the survey, there were 213 usable surveys. The initial model with attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control as predictors accounted for about 40 percent of the variance in intention (R2= 0.4046, p

Download or read book Development and Evaluation of a Theory informed Culturally Specific Educational Human Papillomavirus HPV Vaccine Comic Book for College Students in Northeast Ohio written by Obianuju Genevieve Aguolu and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Development and Evaluation of a Theory-Informed, Culturally Specific, Graphic Narrative Messaging about HPV and HPV Vaccination for College Students in Northeast Ohio: An Application of the Integrative Model of Behavioral PredictionDissertation AbstractBy Obianuju Genevieve Aguolu MBBS, MPHDepartment of Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences, and EpidemiologyCollege of Public HealthKent State UniversityABSTRACTDevelopment and Evaluation of a Theory-Informed, Culturally Specific, Graphic Narrative Messaging about HPV and HPV Vaccination for College Students in Northeast Ohio: An Application of the Integrative Model of Behavioral PredictionBackgroundHuman papillomaviruses (HPV) cause cancers and genital warts in both sexes. In the United States (US), young adults, especially college students, are mostly affected. HPV vaccine was approved in the US since 2006. They are safe and effective, but coverage remains lower than other vaccines for young adults, implying missed vaccination chances, and a need to improve HPV vaccination promotion strategies. Comics are potentially effective for health education of diverse groups, because they are easily accessible, low-cost, engaging, and unobtrusive. They may help to improve knowledge and beliefs regarding HPV vaccine, increase its uptake, and decrease HPV sequelae.MethodsWe conducted a mixed methods study to examine predictors of intention to complete HPV vaccination among college students in northeast Ohio. We developed an educational HPV/HPV vaccine comic book for college students informed by evidence from current target population-based studies on HPV vaccination, pilot testing, and the Integrated Behavior Model (IBM). We hypothesized that the intervention would improve their HPV vaccine knowledge, beliefs, attitude, perceived norm, personal agency, and intention to complete HPV vaccination within 12 months. Using a quasi-experimental pretest/posttest survey design, we evaluated the effect of the intervention on a diverse population of 18 to 26-year-old male and female students recruited from a college in northeast Ohio in 2017 to review the comic book. ResultsA majority of participants, n=314, males (28%), females (72%) were satisfied with the comic and reported it is an acceptable way to get HPV vaccine information, easy to read, culturally relevant, with good quality information and graphics. Only 29% reported they have completed the recommended three doses of HPV vaccine. Multiple linear regression (n=157) showed age (ß ^=-0.11*); race (ß ^=0.81*); instrumental attitudes (ß ^=0.43*); injunctive norms (ß ^=0.20*); and descriptive norm (ß ^=0.55**) were significant predictors of intention to complete HPV vaccination in the next 12 months [R2=0.47, F (8) =16.12, p

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 Determining the Knowledge Attitudes of 18 to 26 Year Old Women Regarding Cervical Cancer Human Papillomavirus and The Human Papillomavirus Vaccine written by Ashlee Cooper Holguin and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study applied the constructs of the health belief model (HBM) to assess women's knowledge and attitudes (i.e., perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits and perceived barriers) regarding cervical cancer, HPV, and the HPV vaccine and determine whether they predict women's intentions to receive the HPV vaccine. Women aged 18 to 26 years were surveyed from a convenience sample, and were primarily well-educated White women. Using Polytomous Universal Model (PLUM) ordinal regression, it was determined that the constructs of this model could not predict women's intentions of receiving the HPV vaccine.

Download or read book Knowledge Attitude And Behaviour Towards Human Papilloma Virus Hpv Vaccine Among Women In Ciracas Community Health Care written by ARIN RAHMA and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) VACCINE AMONG WOMEN IN CIRACAS COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE Landika A1, Rahma A1, Sugianto A1, Ridhanya A1, Adhyatmoko B1, Octavia E2, Winarto H1,2 1Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia 2Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central General Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaINTRODUCTION. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer suffered by women in the world. Infection of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer which can be prevented up to 70% with vaccination. To reduce the incidence of cervical cancer, Indonesia is establishing HPV vaccination program for adolescence. However, in Puskesmas, the primary health care center, HPV vaccination rates are still very low. Therefore, this study was conducted to find out the correlation between knowledge, attitude, and behavior of productive age women in Ciracas sub-district to HPV vaccination.METHODS. This study used cross-sectional descriptive analytic design to find out the relationship between knowledge, attitude, and behavior of women in Ciracas Sub-district, Jakarta and the number of people receiving HPV vaccination. The data that has been collected were verified, edited, and coded for inclusion and processing using SPSS for Mac version 21.0. Characteristics of sample population are defined using specific outcome measures that include age, education level, current occupation, and sexual history. u2003RESULTS. In overall included population for the study (n=56), 26.7% have good knowledge, 39.28% have adequate knowledge, and 34.02% have poor knowledge on the definition and importance of HPV vaccination. Regarding the attitudes, 35.7% of overall respondents show good attitude, 33.9% show fair attitude, and 30.4% show poor attitude towards HPV vaccination. According to the data collected, 26.7%, 39.28%, and 34.02% of the respondents have good, adequate, and poor knowledge on HPV vaccination.Among those in good knowledge category, people tend to have good attitude (66.7%) towards HPV vaccine. It is quite predictable that people with poor knowledge are very likely to have poor attitude (84.2%). However, this correlation is not proven to be statistically significant (p=0.052). Among the population with good knowledge, surprisingly, less people have good behaviour compared to the people in the adequate knowledge category. As predicted, people with poor knowledge are likely to have poor behaviour towards HPV vaccination. There are only 7% of respondents with good behavior and majority have enough attitude with enough behavior (36%). There was a statistically significant correlation between respondent age and knowledge of HPV vaccine (p = 0.036). There was a statistically significant positive correlation between the educational level of the respondents and the knowledge of HPV vaccine (p 0.001).DISCUSSION. The majority of respondents were in the ideal reproductive age (52%) where 21% of the respondents had never had sexual intercourse. There was a statistically positive significant correlation between respondent age and knowledge of HPV vaccine (p

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 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 Factors Associated with Acceptance of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine a Study of Spanish Information Seekers written by Julie Kornfeld and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy worldwide. Infection with HPV is a necessary cause of cervical. Hispanic women in the U.S. experience significantly higher rates of invasive disease than non-Hispanic Whites. In this population, HPV vaccines hold significant potential to eliminate further disparities in cervical cancer morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine acceptability among a national sample of Spanish speaking callers to the National Cancer Institute2s (NCI) Cancer Information Service (CIS). Specifically this research aimed to identify the sociodemographic, sociocultural and attitudinal determinants of HPV vaccine acceptability. This research involved a cross-sectional study with phone-based interviews conducted in Spanish (n = 836). All female Spanish callers to the CIS were asked to respond to a three-part questionnaire that included items relating to ethnic identity and acculturation, knowledge of cervical cancer and related risk factors, and HPV vaccine acceptability. Descriptive, univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to characterize the study population and to determine the effect of each of the demographic/sociocultural variables on vaccine acceptance. Independent predictors of HPV vaccine acceptability were determined using multivariate linear regression models. Results showed that HPV vaccine acceptance was high among this group of Hispanic women (78%) and that attitudes about vaccines in general and the HPV vaccine specifically were positive. Factors associated with vaccine acceptance included physician recommendation, awareness and accurate knowledge about HPV, and speaking only or mostly Spanish. Other important predictors included influence of peers, positive attitudes about vaccines in general, higher education and being a mother of a female adolescent. The primary reason cited by those who did not favor vaccination was concern over vaccine safety. This research was the first study looking at vaccine acceptability in a large, national sample of Hispanic women. HPV vaccination can lead to important public health benefits for Hispanic women. Targeted educational interventions must take into account the important sociocultural and attitudinal influences on the decision to vaccinate, such as those identified in the present study. Future educational efforts must involve the physician and take into the account the cultural context of attitudes and beliefs regarding vaccine safety and disease susceptibility. Further studies elucidating the interplay between culture specific beliefs and practices regarding vaccination and the decision to participate in HPV vaccination are needed.

Download or read book The Perceptions of University and Immigrant Women Aged 18 to 25 About the Human Papillomavirus Vaccines A Cross sectional Study written by Rachel Fernandes and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Persistent infection with certain subtypes of Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a necessary cause of cervical cancer, the second most common cancer among women worldwide. Uptake of HPV vaccines in the targeted Canadian female population has been lower than anticipated. This study's primary objective was to determine undergraduate women's perceptions about HPV vaccination. A total of 401 female University of Ottawa undergraduate students completed a newly developed cross-sectional web survey. The prevalence of HPV vaccination was 49%. While the overall attitude towards receiving the vaccine was positive, vaccinated respondents had more favorable attitudes toward the vaccine. Lack of vaccine knowledge and cost were the primary barriers that have prevented HPV vaccination among non-vaccinated respondents. Offering HPV vaccination for women aged 18 to 25 presents a strategy for addressing suboptimal vaccination coverage in the targeted female population and may reduce health inequities demonstrated by variations in cervical cancer incidence within jurisdictions.