ArticleAmerican journal of men's health2014
Acceptability of HPV vaccine for males and preferences for future education programs among Appalachian residents.
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- Factors that influence caregivers' and adolescents' views and practices regarding human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for adolescents: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- A narrative review of HPV vaccination interventions in rural U.S. communities.Preventive medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Human papillomavirus circulating tumor DNA assays as a mechanism for head and neck cancer equity in rural regions of the United States.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Review
- U.S. Vietnamese parents' trusted sources of information and preferences for intervention messaging about HPV vaccination: A mixed methods study.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- Women's acceptability of a self-collect HPV same-day screen-and-treat program in a high burden setting in the Pacific.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Informing Content and Feature Design of a Parent-Focused Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Digital Behavior Change Intervention: Synchronous Text-Based Focus Group Study.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- HPV Vaccine Coverage among Adolescent Males in Ohio: Results of a Longitudinal Study.Ohio journal of public health · 2019Article
- To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? Perspectives on HPV vaccination among girls, boys, and parents in the Netherlands: a Q-methodological study.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Parents' perceptions of provider communication regarding adolescent vaccines.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2016Article
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- The process of engaging members from two underserved populations in the development of interventions to promote the uptake of the HPV vaccine.Health promotion practice · 2015Article
- Parents' decisions about HPV vaccine for sons: the importance of protecting sons' future female partners.Journal of community health · 2014Article
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Abstract
Appalachia is a geographic region with several disparities related to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, yet little is known about acceptability of HPV vaccine for males among Appalachian residents. HPV vaccine acceptability and preferences for future HPV vaccine education programs were examined among residents of Appalachian Ohio. Focus groups and in-depth interviews were conducted with Appalachian Ohio residents between July and October 2011. Participants (n = 102 from 24 focus groups and 5 in-depth interviews) included four key stakeholder groups: health care providers, community leaders, parents with adolescent sons, and young adult men ages 18 to 26 years. Support for vaccinating males against HPV was high among participants, despite low awareness and knowledge about HPV vaccine for males. Participants reported three categories of potential barriers to vaccinating males against HPV: concerns about vaccine safety and side effects, access to care and vaccination logistics, and gender and cultural issues. Participants reported that HPV vaccine was viewed as being only for females in their communities and that receiving the vaccine may be emasculating or embarrassing to males. Participants suggested that future HPV vaccine education programs mainly target parents, include basic information about HPV-related diseases and HPV vaccine (e.g., number of doses, cost), and present the vaccine as having the potential to prevent cancer (as opposed to preventing genital warts). Acceptability of HPV vaccine for males was high among residents of Appalachian Ohio. Future HPV vaccine education programs in Appalachia should address common potential barriers to vaccination and help destigmatize vaccination among males.
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