ArticlePreventive medicine2013
Beliefs, behaviors and HPV vaccine: correcting the myths and the misinformation.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
91 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 191 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- A systematic literature review to examine the potential for social media to impact HPV vaccine uptake and awareness, knowledge, and attitudes about HPV and HPV vaccination.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2019Pooled it
- Tempest in a teapot: A systematic review of HPV vaccination and risk compensation research.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2016Pooled it
- Cultural barriers and facilitators of the parents for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake by their daughters: A systematic review.Jornal de pediatriaPooled it
- Countering Antivax Misinformation via Social Media: Message-Testing Randomized Experiment for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Uptake.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- The effects of message framing and healthcare provider recommendation on adult hepatitis B vaccination: A randomized controlled trial.Preventive medicine · 2019Trial
- Insights on HPV vaccination in the United States from mothers' comments on Facebook posts in a randomized trial.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2019Trial
- Provider Communication and Mothers' Willingness to Vaccinate Against Human Papillomavirus and Influenza: A Randomized Health Messaging Trial.Academic pediatrics · 2018Trial
- The Influence of Community Members on Participation by Youth in an HIV Vaccine Trial in Tanzania.PloS one · 2016Trial
- Promoting HPV Vaccination in Safety-Net Clinics: A Randomized Trial.Pediatrics · 2015Trial
- School-based HPV immunization of young adolescents: effects of two brief health interventions.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2015Trial
- Using the HPV vaccine as a public health case study for identifying potential barriers to a Fentanyl vaccine.Harm reduction journal · 2026Article
- Ignorance is not bliss: the impact of sources of information on HPV vaccination knowledge, attitudes, and intentions among unvaccinated young adults in Israel.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Intervention in Health Misinformation Using Large Language Models for Automated Detection, Thematic Analysis, and Inoculation: Case Study on COVID-19.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Assessing the accuracy and consistency of responses from Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer in human papillomavirus infection and protection.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- A Risk Taxonomy and Reflection Tool for Large Language Model Adoption in Public Health.Proceedings of the ACM on human-computer interaction · 2025Article
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- Understanding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Hesitancy in Japan Using Social Media: Content Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveHuman papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake in many countries has been sub-optimal. We examine several issues associated with non-vaccination that have received particular attention, including fears about sexual risk compensation, concerns about vaccine safety, inadequate vaccination recommendations by health care providers (HCPs), and distrust due to the perceived "newness" of HPV vaccines.
methodsSelective review of behavioral and social science literature on HPV vaccine attitudes and uptake.
resultsThere is no evidence of post-vaccination sexual risk compensation, HPV vaccines are quite safe, and they can no longer be considered "new". Nonetheless, research findings point to these issues and, most importantly, to the failure of HCPs to adequately recommend HPV vaccine as major drivers of non-vaccination.
conclusionMost fears related to HPV vaccine are more related to myth than reality. In the absence of major health policy initiatives, such as those implemented in Canada, the U.K., and Australia, a multi-level, multi-faceted approach will be required to achieve high rates of HPV vaccination. It will be essential to focus on the education of HCPs regarding indications for HPV vaccination and approaches to communicating most effectively with parents and patients about the safety and benefits of vaccination and the risks associated with non-vaccination.
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