Barriers, facilitators, and potential strategies for increasing HPV vaccination: A statewide assessment to inform action.

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Cartmell, K. B., Young-Pierce, J., McGue, S., Alberg, A. J., Luque, J. S., Zubizarreta, M., & Brandt, H. M., (2018). Barriers, facilitators, and potential strategies for increasing HPV vaccination: A statewide assessment to inform action. Papillomavirus Research, 5, 21-31.
Objective: The objective was to investigate how state level strategies in South Carolina could maximize HPV vaccine uptake. Design: An environmental scan identified barriers, faci…

Associations in breast and colon cancer screening behaviour in women.

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Carlos, R. C., Fendrick, M., Patterson, S. K., & Bernstein, S. J., (2005). Associations in breast and colon cancer screening behaviour in women. Academic Radiology, 12, 451-458.
Gender-based psychosocial factors appear to influence colorectal cancer (CRC) screening adherence. Given its near-universal acceptance by the public, screening mammography represe…

Organized colorectal cancer screening programmes: How to optimize efficiency in the general population.

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Calazel-Benque, A., Viguier, J., Roussel, C., Pivot, X., Eisinger, F., Blay, J.-Y., … & Morere, J.-F. (2011). Organized colorectal cancer screening programmes: How to optimize efficiency in the general population. European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 20, s20-s25.
In France, free faecal occult blood testing is offered to individuals aged between 50 and 74 years every 2 years as a method of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC). To assess ho…

Reasons for acceptance or refusal of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in a California pediatric practice.

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Brown, B., Gabra, M. I., & Pellman, H., (2017). Reasons for acceptance or refusal of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in a California pediatric practice. Papillomavirus Research, 3, 42-45.
Despite the effectiveness and availability of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, HPV remains the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and has the l…

Knowledge and awareness of HPV and the HPV vaccine among young women in the first routinely vaccinated cohort in England.

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Bowyer, H. L., Marlow, L. A. V., Hibbitts, S., Pollock, K. G., & Waller, J., (2013). Knowledge and awareness of HPV and the HPV vaccine among young women in the first routinely vaccinated cohort in England. Vaccine, 31, 1051-1056.
A national school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme has been available for 12–13 year old females in the UK since 2008, offering protection against HPV types …

The Latina breast cancer screening scale: Beliefs about breast cancer and breast cancer screening.

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Borrayo, E. A., Gonzalez, P., Swaim, R., Marcus, A., Flores, E., & Espinoza, P., (2009). The Latina breast cancer screening scale: Beliefs about breast cancer and breast cancer screening. Journal of Health Psychology, 14(7), 944-955.
The Latina Breast Cancer Screening (LBCS) was developed to measure Latinas’ culturally-shared health beliefs about breast cancer and breast cancer screening. A 60-item LBCS scalew…

Factors affecting HPV vaccine acceptance in west Austria: Do we need to revise the current immunization scheme?

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Borena, W., Luckner-Hornischer, A., Katzgraber, F., & Holm-von Laer, D., (2016). Factors affecting HPV vaccine acceptance in west Austria: Do we need to revise the current immunization scheme? Papillomavirus Research, 2, 173-177.
Background: Austria introduced a school-based gender-neutral human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program in February 2014. In order to assure high coverage, factors influencin…

A qualitative meta-synthesis examining the role of women in African American men’s prostate cancer screening and treatment decision making.

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Bergner, E. M., Cornish, E. K., Horne, K., & Griffith, D. M., (2017). A qualitative meta-synthesis examining the role of women in African American men’s prostate cancer screening and treatment decision making. Psycho-Oncology, 27, 781-790.
Objective: Being an African American man is a risk factor for prostate cancer, and there is little consensus about the use of screening, early detection, and the efficacy of treat…

Barriers and facilitators of cervical cancer screening practices among African immigrant women living in Brisbane, Australia.

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Anaman-Torgbor, J. A., King, J., & Correa-Velez, I., (2017). Barriers and facilitators of cervical cancer screening practices among African immigrant women living in Brisbane, Australia. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 31, 22-29.
Purpose: To describe barriers and facilitators of cervical screening practices among African immigrant women living in Brisbane, Australia.  Method: Nineteen African immigrant wo…

Factors related to health practices: Cervical cancer screening among Filipino women.

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Ayres, C. G., Atkins, R., & Lee, J. H., (2010). Factors related to health practices: Cervical cancer screening among Filipino women. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, 24(3), 197-208.
This correlational study developed and tested theory to better understand health practices, including cervical cancer screening, among young Filipino women. It tested theoretical …

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