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HPV vaccine awareness, barriers, intentions, and uptake in latina women

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Lechuga, Julia, Vera-Cala, Lina, Martinez-Donate, Ana·2016·Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
DOI 10.1007/s10903-014-0139-zPMC PMC4449312
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Latina women are at heightened risk of cervical cancer incidence and mortality. The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the principal cause of the majority of cervical cancer cases. A vaccine that protects against HPV was licensed in 2006. Eight years post-licensure, mixed research findings exist regarding the factors that predict vaccine uptake in Latinas. We conducted a population-based phone survey with a random sample of 296 Latinas living in a Midwestern U.S. City. Intention to vaccinate was significantly associated with health care provider recommendations, worry about side effects, knowing other parents have vaccinated, perceived severity of HPV, and worry that daughter may become sexually active following vaccination. Worry that daughter may become sexually active was the only factor related to vaccine uptake. Findings suggest that training providers to discuss the low risk of severe side effects, consequences of persistent HPV, and sexuality related concerns with Latino women may encourage vaccination.

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  • Cultural and gender norms heavily influenced HPV vaccine intent in Turkey, Latina populations, Senegalese adolescents, and the U.S.

    “These dynamics are consistent with findings from Turkey50, Latina populations52, Senegalese adolescents53 and U.S.54 where cultural and gender norms heavily influenced vaccine intent.”

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    The Results (page unavailable) report that knowing other parents had vaccinated and concern that a daughter might become sexually active after vaccination were significant predictors of vaccine intent among Latina women. These findings support a role for social norms and sexuality-related concerns, but the cross-sectional study does not establish that cultural and gender norms heavily influenced intent. This source is cited for the Latina-populations portion of the sentence, not the other locations. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Lechuga, J., Vera-Cala, L., & Martinez-Donate, A.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas at El Paso (US)
  • Universidad Industrial de Santander (CO)
Corresponding author
Lechuga, Julia
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2014-11-29
Volume
18
Issue
1
Pages
173-178
ISSN
  • 1557-1912 (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-1920
DOI
10.1007/s10903-014-0139-z
PMC
PMC4449312
OpenAlex
W2048984947
Cited by
47
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0
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FWCI
2.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Cancer Institute (P30CA014520)
  • National Institute of Nursing Research (R21NR013247)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Women's cancer prevention and management
  • Social Sciences › Health › Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
Keywords
HPV vaccine, vaccine uptake, Hispanic women, cervical cancer prevention, vaccine hesitancy, vaccination intention, provider recommendation, provider training, immigrant health
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Awareness, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Mothers, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Perception, Socioeconomic Factors, United States, Papillomavirus Infections, Intention, Papillomavirus Vaccines

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