Human Papillomavirus Awareness in Haiti: Preparing for a National HPV Vaccination Program.
dc.contributor.author | Boggan, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Gichane, MW | |
dc.contributor.author | Calo, WM | |
dc.contributor.author | McCarthy, SH | |
dc.contributor.author | Walmer, KA | |
dc.contributor.author | Brewer, NT | |
dc.coverage.spatial | United States | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-27T18:04:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-27T18:04:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-02 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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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dc.identifier | S1083-3188(16)30096-1 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1873-4332 | |
dc.identifier.uri | ||
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.relation.ispartof | J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol | |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.07.003 | |
dc.subject | Cervical cancer | |
dc.subject | HPV awareness | |
dc.subject | HPV vaccine | |
dc.subject | Haiti | |
dc.subject | Human papillomavirus | |
dc.subject | Adolescent | |
dc.subject | Adult | |
dc.subject | Condylomata Acuminata | |
dc.subject | Female | |
dc.subject | Haiti | |
dc.subject | Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | |
dc.subject | Humans | |
dc.subject | Immunization Programs | |
dc.subject | Male | |
dc.subject | Mass Vaccination | |
dc.subject | Nuclear Family | |
dc.subject | Papillomaviridae | |
dc.subject | Papillomavirus Infections | |
dc.subject | Papillomavirus Vaccines | |
dc.subject | Parents | |
dc.subject | Surveys and Questionnaires | |
dc.subject | Uterine Cervical Neoplasms | |
dc.title | Human Papillomavirus Awareness in Haiti: Preparing for a National HPV Vaccination Program. | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
duke.contributor.orcid | Boggan, J|0000-0003-3564-2807 | |
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pubs.begin-page | 96 | |
pubs.end-page | 101 | |
pubs.issue | 1 | |
pubs.organisational-group | Clinical Science Departments | |
pubs.organisational-group | Duke | |
pubs.organisational-group | Medicine | |
pubs.organisational-group | Medicine, General Internal Medicine | |
pubs.organisational-group | School of Medicine | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | |
pubs.volume | 30 |
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