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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

Variation in health beliefs across different types of cervical screening non-participants.

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Marlow, L. A. V., Ferrer, R. A., Chorley, A. J., Haddrell, J. B., & Waller, J., (2018). Variation in health beliefs across different types of cervical screening non-participants. Preventive Medicine, 111, 204-209.
Understanding factors associated with different types of cancer screening non-participation will help with the development of more targeted approaches for improving informed uptak…

Lung cancer screening: Advantages, controversies, and applications.

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Nanavaty, P., Alvarez, M. S., & Alberts, W. M., (2014). Lung cancer screening: Advantages, controversies, and applications. Cancer Control, 21(1), 9-14.
Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Results from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) have shown that low-dose computed tomograp…

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, …

Human papillomavirus vaccine uptake in boys and girls in a school-based vaccine delivery program in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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McClure, C. A., MacSwain, M.-A., Morrison, H., & Sanford, C. J., (2015). Human papillomavirus vaccine uptake in boys and girls in a school-based vaccine delivery program in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Vaccine, 33, 1786-1790.
Background: In 2013, Prince Edward Island was the first province to introduce HPV vaccine universally to grade six boys in a school-based program. Because uptake rates in boys are…

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…

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