Influence of health insurance coverage on breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening in rural primary care settings.

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Carney, P. A., O’Malley, J., Buckley, D. I., Mori, M., Lieberman, D. A., Fagnan, L. J., …& Morris, C., (2012). Influence of health insurance coverage on breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening in rural primary care settings. Cancer, 118, 6217-6225.
BACKGROUND:The current study was performed to determine, in rural settings, the relation between the type and status of insurance coverage and being up-to-date for breast, cervica…

Evaluation of paediatric human papilloma virus vaccination provider counseling written materials: A health literacy perspective.

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Chhabra, R., Chisolm, D. J., Bayldon, B., Quadri, M., Sharif, I.,Velazquez, J. J., … & Yin, S., (2018). Evaluation of paediatric human papilloma virus vaccination provider counseling written materials: A health literacy perspective. Academic Pediatric Association, 18(2S), S28-S36.
Background and Objectives: Despite recommendations supporting human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, pediatric vaccination rates remain suboptimal in the United States; lack of t…

Increasing parental knowledge related to the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine.

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Cipriano, J. J., Scoloveno, R., & Kelly, A., (2018). Increasing parental knowledge related to the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 32(1), 29-35.
Introduction: The purposes of this study were to evaluate parental attitudes toward general vaccination protocols and increase parental knowledge of the human papilloma virus (HPV…

Determinants of attitudes and beliefs toward human papillmavirus infection, cervical cancer and human papillomavirus vaccine among parents of adolescent girls in Mysore, India.

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Degarege, A., Krupp, K., Srinivas, V., Ibrahimou, B., Marlow, L. A. V., Arun, A., & Madhivanan, P., (2018). Determinants of attitudes and beliefs toward human papillmavirus infection, cervical cancer and human papillomavirus vaccine among parents of adolescent girls in Mysore, India. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, 44(11), 2091-2100.
Aim: This study examined the determinants of attitudes and beliefs about human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, cervical cancer and HPV vaccine among parents of adolescent girls in…

Using a mass media campaign to raise women’s awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer: Cross-sectional pre-intervention and post-intervention evaluation surveys.

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Dixon, H. G., Pratt, I. S., Scully, M. R., Miller, J. R., Patterson, C., Hood, R., & Slevin, T. J., (2015). Using a mass media campaign to raise women’s awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer: Cross-sectional pre-intervention and post-intervention evaluation surveys. BMJ Open, 5, e006511.
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a population-based, statewide public health intervention designed to improve women’s awareness and knowledge of the link between alcoh…

Factors related to non-compliance to HPV vaccination in Roraima - Brazil: A region with a high incidence of cervical cancer.

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Farias, C. C., Jesus, D. V., Moraes, H. S., Buttenbender, I. F., Martins, I. S., Souto, M. G., … & Fonseca, A. J., (2016). Factors related to non-compliance to HPV vaccination in Roraima - Brazil: A region with a high incidence of cervical cancer. BMC Health Services Research, 16:417.
Background: To evaluate the HPV vaccination coverage in Boa Vista, Roraima (Brazil) and to identify personal and socioeconomic factors related to non-compliance to HPV vaccination…

Educational interventions to increase HPV vaccination acceptance: A systematic review.

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Fu, L. Y., Bonhomme, L.-A., Cooper, S. C., Joseph, J. G., & Zimet, G. D., (2014). Educational interventions to increase HPV vaccination acceptance: A systematic review. Vaccine, 32, 1902-1920.
Background: The Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been available for protection against HPV-associated cervical cancer and genital warts since 2006. Nonetheless, uptake has v…

Associations of trust and healthcare provider advice with HPV vaccine acceptance among African American parents.

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Fu, L. Y., Zimet, G. D., Latkin, C. A., & Joseph, J. G., (2017). Associations of trust and healthcare provider advice with HPV vaccine acceptance among African American parents. Vaccine, 35, 802-807.
Objective: Healthcare providers (HCPs) are advised to give all parents a strong recommendation for HPV vaccination. However, it is possible that strong recommendations could be le…

Cancer screening participation in schizophrenic outpatients and the influence of their functional disability on the screening rate: A cross-sectional study in Japan.

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Fujiwara, M., Inagaki, M., Nakaya, N., Fujimori, M., Higuchi, Y., Hayashibara, C., … & Yamada, N., (2017). Cancer screening participation in schizophrenic outpatients and the influence of their functional disability on the screening rate: A cross-sectional study in Japan. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 71, 813-825.
Aim: The influence of schizophrenic patients’ functional disability on cancer screening participation worldwide is unclear. There are few findings on the disparities in schizophre…

Parental acceptance and uptake of the HPV vaccine among African-Americans and Latinos in the United States: A literature review.

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Galbraith, K. V., Lechuga, J., Jenerette, C. M., Moore, A. D., Palmer, M. H., & Hamilton, J. B., (2016). Parental acceptance and uptake of the HPV vaccine among African-Americans and Latinos in the United States: A literature review. Social Science & Medicine, 159, 116-126.
Background: African-Americans and Latinos suffer the highest cervical cancer burden compared to other populations and have sub-optimal HPV vaccination rates. Objective: To conden…

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