Human Papillomavirus Awareness in Haiti: Preparing for a National HPV Vaccination Program.

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Boggan, J

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Gichane, MW

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Calo, WM

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McCarthy, SH

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Walmer, KA

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Brewer, NT

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United States

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2017-05-27T18:04:43Z

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2017-05-27T18:04:43Z

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2017-02

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STUDY OBJECTIVE: Cervical cancer morbidity and mortality are pressing public health issues that affect women in Haiti. To inform efforts to develop a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program in Haiti, we sought to understand HPV awareness and willingness to get HPV vaccination in Haiti. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: We interviewed a convenience sample of 475 women and men in 2 clinical settings in Port-au-Prince and Léogâne, Haiti between April and July 2014. INTERVENTIONS AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: HPV awareness and willingness to get HPV vaccine for daughters. RESULTS: Few participants (27%, 130/475) had heard of HPV. Awareness of HPV was higher among respondents with a previous sexually transmitted infection compared with those without a previous sexually transmitted infection (odds ratio, 2.38; 95% confidence interval, 1.10-5.13). Adults who had heard of genital warts were also more likely to be aware of HPV compared with those who had not (odds ratio, 4.37; 95% confidence interval, 2.59-7.38). Only 10% (24/250) of parents had previously heard of HPV vaccine; however, after researchers explained the purpose of the vaccine, nearly all (96%, 240/250) said they would be willing to get HPV vaccine for their daughters if it were available. CONCLUSION: Despite low awareness of HPV in Haiti, interest in HPV vaccination was nearly universal in our study of health care-seeking adults. This high acceptability suggests that HPV vaccination programs instituted in Haiti would be well received.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27498340

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S1083-3188(16)30096-1

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1873-4332

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/14597

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eng

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Elsevier

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J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol

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10.1016/j.jpag.2016.07.003

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Cervical cancer

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HPV awareness

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HPV vaccine

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Haiti

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Human papillomavirus

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Adolescent

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Adult

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Condylomata Acuminata

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Female

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Haiti

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

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Humans

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Immunization Programs

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Male

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Mass Vaccination

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Nuclear Family

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Papillomaviridae

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Papillomavirus Infections

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Papillomavirus Vaccines

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Parents

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Surveys and Questionnaires

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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

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Human Papillomavirus Awareness in Haiti: Preparing for a National HPV Vaccination Program.

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Journal article

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Boggan, J|0000-0003-3564-2807

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27498340

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96

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101

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1

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Clinical Science Departments

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Duke

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Medicine

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Medicine, General Internal Medicine

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School of Medicine

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Published

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30

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