Exploratory study examining barriers to participation in colorectal cancer screening.

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Paddison, J. S., & Yip, M. J., (2010). Exploratory study examining barriers to participation in colorectal cancer screening. The Australian Journal of Rural Health, 18(1), 11-15.
Objective: To examine the Stage of Change distribution for bowel cancer screening in a regional Australian community and the factors associated with varying positions on the conti…

Cancer screening in Native Americans from the Northern Plains.

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Pandhi, N., Guadagnolo, B.A., Kanekar, S., Petereit, D.G., & Smith, M.A., (2010). Cancer screening in Native Americans from the Northern Plains. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 38(4), 389-395.
Background: Native Americans from the Northern Plains have the highest age-adjusted cancer mortality compared to Native Americans from any other region in the U.S.  Purpose: This…

Intention to receive cancer screening in Native Americans from the Northern Plains.

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Pandhi, N., B.A., Guadagnolo, Kanekar, S., Petereit, D.G., Karki, C., & Smith, M.A., (2011). Intention to receive cancer screening in Native Americans from the Northern Plains. Cancer Causes & Control, 22, 199-206.
Background Native Americans are disproportionately affected by cancer morbidity and mortality. This study examined intention to receive cancer screening in a large sample of Nativ…

Factors related to second cancer screening practice in disease-free cervical cancer survivors.

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Park, S.M., Park, C.T., Park, S.Y., Bae, D-S., Nam, J.H., Cho, C-H., … & Yun, Y.H., (2009). Factors related to second cancer screening practice in disease-free cervical cancer survivors. Cancer Causes & Control, 20, 1697-1703.
Background Although cancer survivors are at increased risk for developing cancers at other sites, little is known about the current status of second cancer (cancers other than the…

Knowledge of human papilloma virus and the human papilloma virus vaccine in European adolescents: A systematic review.

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Patel, H., Jeve, Y.B., Sherman, S.M., & Moss, E.L., (2016). Knowledge of human papilloma virus and the human papilloma virus vaccine in European adolescents: A systematic review. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 92, 474-479.
Background The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is recommended for adolescent girls in many European countries, however there is huge variation in vaccine uptake.  Methods A mi…

Literature review of HPV vaccine delivery strategies: Considerations for school- and non-school based immunization program.

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Paul, P., & Fabio, A., (2014). Literature review of HPV vaccine delivery strategies: Considerations for school- and non-school based immunization program. Vaccine, 32, 320-326.
School-based vaccination is becoming a more widely considered method of delivering HPV immunizations to an adolescent population; however, many countries do not have experience wi…

Strategies to vaccinate against cancer of the cervix: Feasibility of a school-based HPV vaccination program in Peru.

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Penny, M., Bartolini, R., Mosqueira, N.R., LaMontagne, D.S., Mendoza, M.A., Ramos, I., … & Jumaan, A.O., (2011). Strategies to vaccinate against cancer of the cervix: Feasibility of a school-based HPV vaccination program in Peru. Vaccine, 29, 5022-5030.
Operational research using a mixed method, cross-sectional, case-study approach assessed the feasibility and health system impact of large-scale implementation of human papillomav…

Patient-provider communication and cancer screening among unmarried women.

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Politi, M.C., Clark, M.A., Rogers, M.L., McGarry, K., & Sciamanna, C.N., (2008). Patient-provider communication and cancer screening among unmarried women. Patient Education and Counseling, 73(2), 251-255.
Objectives: Unmarried women are less likely than married women to receive recommended cancer screenings. Patient-provider communication is a consistent predictor of cancer screeni…

Motivational and contextual determinants of HPV-vaccination uptake: A longitudinal study among mothers of girls invited for the HPV-vaccination.

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Pot, M., van Keulen, H.M., Ruiter, R.A.C., Eekhout, I., Mollema, L., & Paulussen, T.W.G.M., (2017). Motivational and contextual determinants of HPV-vaccination uptake: A longitudinal study among mothers of girls invited for the HPV-vaccination. Preventive Medicine, 100, 41-49.
Background. In the Netherlands, HPV-vaccination uptake among 12-year-old girls remains to be lower (61% in 2016) than expected. The present study is about 1) replicating the exten…

Simple and elaborated clinician reminder prompts for human papillomavirus vaccination: A randomized clinical trial.

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Zimet, G., Dixon, B.E., Xiao, S., Tu, W., Kulkarni, A., Dugan, T., Sheley, M., & Downs, S. M., (2018). Simple and elaborated clinician reminder prompts for human papillomavirus vaccination: A randomized clinical trial. Academic Pediatrics, 18(2S), S66-S71.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of simple and elaborated health care provider (HCP) reminder prompts on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation rates. METHODS: Twenty-ni…

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