Exploring attitudes of adolescents and caregivers towards community-based delivery of the HPV vaccine: a qualitative study

Exploring attitudes of adolescents and caregivers towards community-based delivery of the HPV vaccine: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescents is an important strategy to prevent cervical and other cancers in adulthood. However, uptake remains far below the Healthy People 2020 targets for the US. Given the barriers to population-level vaccination policies and chal...

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Main Authors: Shoba Ramanadhan, Constance Fontanet, Marina Teixeira, Sitara Mahtani, Ingrid Katz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Human papillomavirus
HPV
Cancer prevention
Racial and ethnic minorities
Community-engaged research
Adolescents
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09632-2

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