Multicenter study of human papillomavirus and the human papillomavirus vaccine: knowledge and attitudes among people of African descent
| Autor: | Cornelius Bondzi, Ar’Lena C. Smith, Jahzreel Thompson, Raleigh Butler, Dorita Francis, Kimlin Tam Ashing, Kourtney L. Hagan, Cecile Andraos-Selim, Emanuela Taioli, Aletha Y. Akers, Cierra M. Moss, Erin A. Jones, Jade Jones, Darron Halliday, Madeline Joseph, Natalie Thurman, Elizabeth Blackman, Camille Ragin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice and promotion of well-being Cross-sectional study Bahamas Psychological intervention Cervical Cancer 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires 030212 general & internal medicine African Continental Ancestry Group Cancer Cervical cancer Practice Health Knowledge Obstetrics and Gynecology Middle Aged Blacks 3. Good health Infectious Diseases 3.4 Vaccines Medical Microbiology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female Parental consent Infection Research Article Adult medicine.medical_specialty Article Subject Adolescent Black People Dermatology lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics Microbiology lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Vaccine Related 03 medical and health sciences Papillomavirus Vaccines Clinical Research medicine Humans lcsh:RC109-216 General knowledge Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine lcsh:RG1-991 Gynecology business.industry Prevention Papillomavirus Infections Odds ratio medicine.disease Prevention of disease and conditions Confidence interval United States Cross-Sectional Studies Attitudes Sexually Transmitted Infections Immunization business HPV and/or Cervical Cancer Vaccines Demography |
| Zdroj: | Blackman, E; Thurman, N; Halliday, D; Butler, R; Francis, D; Joseph, M; et al.(2013). Multicenter study of human papillomavirus and the human papillomavirus vaccine: knowledge and attitudes among people of African descent.. Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology, 2013, 428582. doi: 10.1155/2013/428582. UC Office of the President: Research Grants Program Office (RGPO). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1167c3rd Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol 2013 (2013) Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2013/428582. |
| Popis: | Objective. To compare knowledge and attitudes of human papillomavirus (HPV) and the vaccine between different cultures of African descent.Methods. A cross-sectional survey of 555 African-Americans and Afro-Caribbeans residing in the US and the Bahamas (BHM) was conducted.Results. General knowledge about HPV and the HPV vaccine differed between the two countries significantly. Bahamian respondents were less likely to have higher numbers of correct knowledge answers when compared to Americans (Adjusted Odds Ratio [Adj. OR] 0.47, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 0.30–0.75). Older age, regardless of location, was also associated with answering fewer questions correctly (Adj. OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.40–0.92). Attitudes related to HPV vaccination were similar between the US and BHM, but nearly 80% of BHM respondents felt that children should not be able to receive the vaccine without parental consent compared to 57% of American respondents.Conclusions. Grave lack of knowledge, safety and cost concerns, and influence of parental restrictions may negatively impact vaccine uptake among African-American and Afro-Caribbean persons. Interventions to increase the vaccine uptake in the Caribbean must include medical provider and parental involvement. Effective strategies for education and increasing vaccine uptake in BHM are crucial for decreasing cervical cancer burden in the Caribbean. |
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