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…

Performance of 21 HPV vaccination programs implemented in low and middle-income countries, 2009-2013.

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Ladner, J., Besson, M.-H., Rodrigues, M., Audureau, E., & Saba, J., (2014). Performance of 21 HPV vaccination programs implemented in low and middle-income countries, 2009-2013. BMC Public Health, 14, 670.
Background: Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women worldwide, with high incidence in lowest income countries. Vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) may…

Assessment of eight HPV vaccination programs implemented in lowest income countries.

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Ladner, J., Besson, M.-H., Hampshire, R., Tapert, L., Chirenje, M., & Saba, J., (2012). Assessment of eight HPV vaccination programs implemented in lowest income countries. BMC Public Health, 12, 370.
Background: Cervix cancer, preventable, continues to be the third most common cancer in women worldwide, especially in lowest income countries. Prophylactic HPV vaccination should…

Potential links between health literacy and cervical cancer screening behaviors: A systematic review.

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Kyounghae, K., & Hae-Ra, H., (2016). Potential links between health literacy and cervical cancer screening behaviors: A systematic review. Psycho-Oncology, 25(2), 122-130.
Objective: The objective of this study is to critically appraise empirical evidence investigating pathways between health literacy (HL) and cervical cancer screening.  Methods: A…

Determinants of awareness and practice of breast self examination among rural women in Trichy, Tamil Nadu.

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Kumarasamy, H., Veerakumar, A. M., Subhathra, S., Suga, Y., & Murugaraj, R., (2017). Determinants of awareness and practice of breast self examination among rural women in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. Journal of Mid-Life Health, 8(2), 84-88.
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, and it can be detected at an early stage through self-examination which increases the chance of surviv…

Breast and cervical cancer screening: Exploring perceptions and barriers with Hmong women and men in Oregon.

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Kue, J., Zukoski, A., Keon, K. L., & Thorburn, S., (2014). Breast and cervical cancer screening: Exploring perceptions and barriers with Hmong women and men in Oregon. Ethnicity & Health, 19(3), 311-327.
Background—Hmong women are reported to have very low rates of breast and cervical cancer screening compared to other Asian and White women in the U.S. Reasons for low cancer scree…

Opportunistic HPV vaccination at age 16-23 and cervical screening attendance in Sweden: A national register-based cohort study.

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Kreusch, T., Wang, J., Sparen, P., & Sundstrom, K., (2018). Opportunistic HPV vaccination at age 16-23 and cervical screening attendance in Sweden: A national register-based cohort study. BMJ Open, 8, e024477.
Objectives To investigate whether cervical screening attendance differs between human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinated and unvaccinated women and to investigate potential underlyin…

Self-reported willingness to have cancer screening and the effects of sociodemographic factors.

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Kressin, N. R., Manze, M., Russell, S. L., Katz, R. V., Claudio, C., Green, L., & Wang, M. Q., (2010). Self-reported willingness to have cancer screening and the effects of sociodemographic factors. Journal of the National Medical Association, 102(3), 219-227.
Background: The relative effects of race/ethnicity and other sociodemographic factors, compared to those of attitudes and beliefs on willingness to have cancer screening, are not …

Parents who decline HPV vaccination: Who later accepts and why?

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Kornides, M. L., McRee, A.-L., & Gilkey, M. B., (2018). Parents who decline HPV vaccination: Who later accepts and why? Academic Pediatrics, 18(2S), S37-S43.
Objective: Parental declination contributes to low human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among US adolescents, resulting in missed opportunities for cancer prevention. W…

Predictors of participation in risk-based prostate cancer screening.

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Koitsalu, M., Eklund, M., Adolfsson, J., Sprangers, M. A. G., Gronberg, H., & Brandberg, Y., (2018). Predictors of participation in risk-based prostate cancer screening. PLoS ONE, 13(7), e0200409.
Background: Implementation of risk-based prostate cancer screening has been proposed as a means to reduce the harms of PSA screening. Little is known, however, about the factors i…

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