Ten years of human papilloma virus vaccination in the United States.

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Markowitz, L. E., Gee, J., Chesson, H., & Stokley, S., (2018). Ten years of human papilloma virus vaccination in the United States. Academic Pediatrics, 18(2S), S3-S20.
Since human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was first introduced for females in the United States in 2006, vaccination policy has evolved as additional HPV vaccines were licensed and…

Human papillomavirus vaccine introduction - The first five years.

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Markowitz, L. E., Tsu, V., Deeks, S. L., Cubie, H., Wang, S. A., Vicari, A. S., & Brotherton, J. M. L., (2012). Human papillomavirus vaccine introduction - The first five years. Vaccine, 30S, F139-F148.
The availability of prophylactic human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines has provided powerful tools for primary prevention of cervical cancer and other HPV-associated diseases. Since…

Human papillomavirus vaccine acceptability among parents of adolescent girls: Obstacles and challenges in Mysore, India.

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Madhivanan, P., Li, T., Srinivas, V., Marlow, L., Mukherjee, S., & Krupp, K., (2014). Human papillomavirus vaccine acceptability among parents of adolescent girls: Obstacles and challenges in Mysore, India. Preventive Medicine, 64, 69-74.
Objective. Worldwide, 530,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 275,000 die annually. India bears the greatest burden of the disease with 132,000 cases and 74,000 death…

Empowerment beliefs and intention to uptake cervical cancer screening: Three psychosocial mediating mechanisms.

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Luszczynska, A., Durawa, A. B., Scholz, U., & Knoll, N., (2012). Empowerment beliefs and intention to uptake cervical cancer screening: Three psychosocial mediating mechanisms. Erschienen in: Women & Health, 52, 162-181.
Three studies tested if the associations between women's empowerment beliefs and intentions to attend cervical cancer screening could be explained by mediating psychological mecha…

The association between race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status and cervical cancer screening rates and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Monroe county .

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Licon, D.B. (2013). The association between race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status and cervical cancer screening rates and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Monroe county (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3560997)
Background/Significance: More research is needed to determine the association between contextual socioeconomic status (SES), racial/ethnic clustering and cervical cancer screening…

Personal and provider level factors influence participation to cervical cancer screening: A retrospective register-based study of 1.3 million women in Norway.

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Leinonen, M. K., Campbell, S., Klungsoyr, O., Lonnberg, S., Hansen, B. T., & Nygard, M., (2017). Personal and provider level factors influence participation to cervical cancer screening: A retrospective register-based study of 1.3 million women in Norway. Preventive Medicine, 94, 31-39.
High coverage is essential for an effective screening programme. Here we present screening barriers and facilitators among 1.3 million women aged 25–69 years eligible for screenin…

Breast and cervical cancer screening among Asian American women and Latinas: Does race/ethnicity matter?

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Lee, H. Y., Ju, E., Der Vang, P., & Lundquist, M., (2010). Breast and cervical cancer screening among Asian American women and Latinas: Does race/ethnicity matter? Journal of Women’s Health, 19(10), 1877-1884.
Background: Ethnic minorities are frequently considered as one homogeneous group in research, and this trend is particularly true for Asian Americans. This article seeks to uncove…

The predictive validity of a social capital index in routine breast and cervical cancer screening.

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Leader, A.E. (2008). The predictive validity of a social capital index in routine breast and cervical cancer screening (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3297445)
Because community-based interventions to increase breast and cervical cancer screening have had limited success, concepts that move away from individual-level screening predictors…

Influencers and preference predictors of HPV vaccine uptake among US male and female young adult college students.

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LaJoie, A. S., Kerr, J. C., Clover, R. D., & Harper, D. M., (2018). Influencers and preference predictors of HPV vaccine uptake among US male and female young adult college students. Papillomavirus Research, 5, 114-121.
Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of male and female college students in Kentucky about HPV associated diseases and vaccines, …

Experiences and lessons learned from 29 HPV vaccination programs implemented in 19 low and middle-income countries, 2009-2014.

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Ladner, J., Besson, M.-H., Audureau, E., Rodrigues, M., & Saba, J., (2016). Experiences and lessons learned from 29 HPV vaccination programs implemented in 19 low and middle-income countries, 2009-2014. BMC Health Services Research, 16, 575.
Background: Cervical cancer is the greatest cause of age-weighted years of life lost in the developing world. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is associated with a high propor…

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