Demographic, psychosocial, and behavioural associations with cancer screening among a homeless population.

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Williams, L.B., McCall, A., Looney, S.W., Joshua, T., & Tingen, M.S., (2018). Demographic, psychosocial, and behavioural associations with cancer screening among a homeless population. Public Health Nursing, 35, 281-290.
Background: Although cancer incidence and mortality is declining, cancer remains among the leading causes of death in the United States. Research shows that cancer morbidity and m…

Coverage from Ontario, Canada’s school-based HPV vaccine program: The first three years.

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Wilson, S.E., Harris, T., Sethi, P., Fediurek, J., Macdonald, L., & Deeks, S.L., (2013). Coverage from Ontario, Canada’s school-based HPV vaccine program: The first three years. Vaccine, 31, 757-762.
Background: In 2007, Ontario implemented a school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program targeting grade 8 girls. Girls may complete the series in grade 9 (extended …

The impact of mandatory insurance coverage of preventive cancer screenings on consumers.

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Xu, Y. (2013). The impact of mandatory insurance coverage of preventive cancer screenings on consumers (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMNI No. 3599092)
This work seeks to understand the association between state and federal mandatory health insurance benefits and utilization of several preventive cancer screenings and the induced…

Frequency of colorectal cancer screening and the impact of family physicians on screening behaviour.

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Zarychanski, R., Chen, Y., Bernstein, C.N., & Hebert, P.C., (2007). Frequency of colorectal cancer screening and the impact of family physicians on screening behaviour. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 177(6), 593-597.
Background: Mortality associated with colorectal cancer can be reduced by early detection. However, the participation of eligible people in colorectal cancer screening is thought …

Colorectal, prostate, and skin cancer screening among hispanic and white non-hispanic men, 2000-2005.

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Zhou, J., Enewold, L., Peoples, G.E., McLeod, D.G., Potter, J.F., Steele, S.R., Clive, K.S., Stojadinovic, A., & Zhu, K., (2011). Colorectal, prostate, and skin cancer screening among hispanic and white non-hispanic men, 2000-2005. Journal of the National Medical Association, 103(4), 343-350.
Background: Hispanic men have lower colorectal, prostate, and skin cancer screening rates than white non-Hispanic men. Programs designed to increase screening rates, including the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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