ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2021
Exploring Chinese College Students' HPV Awareness, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intent of HPV Vaccination: a Qualitative Study.
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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
- Perspectives of HPV vaccine decision-making among young adults: A qualitative systematic review and evidence synthesis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of an IMB Model-Based Education on the Acceptability of HPV Vaccination Among College Girls in Mainland China: A Cluster RCT.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterTrial
- Trends, disparities, and multilevel interventions: A global review of HPV vaccination among university students.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Review
- Perceived knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward genital warts and HPV vaccination among college students in Shandong Province, China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness towards HPV vaccine among male college students in Zhejiang Province, China.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
- Exploring factors influencing awareness and knowledge of human papillomavirus in Chinese college students: A cross-sectional study.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
- HPV Vaccines Among University Students: Understanding Barriers and Facilitators of Vaccine Uptake.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Factors Associated With Adolescents' Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Intention: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Nursing open · 2024Article
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- Effect of Health InterventionInternational journal of public health · 2023Article
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- Information Framing Effect on Public's Intention to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccination in China.Vaccines · 2021Article
- Factors Influencing Knowledge and Acceptance of Nonavalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Among University Population in Southern China: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the world's most prevalent sexually transmitted infection and causes cancers. In China, about 47,739 deaths occur annually from HPV-related cervical cancer, and this number continues to increase. HPV vaccines have shown promising results in preventing HPV-associated cancers; however, the vaccination rate in Chinese college students remains extremely low. This qualitative research explored Chinese college students' HPV-related awareness, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, and their vaccination intention as well as the strategies promoting vaccination in China. We conducted four focus groups with 18 male and 20 female students; prompts were developed based on the health belief model (HBM). Discussions were audiotaped, transcribed, and translated from Chinese to English by three bilingual researchers. Content analysis of the data revealed eight themes addressing HBM. Participants demonstrated high awareness (71% had heard of HPV) with limited knowledge. They perceived very low risks of being infected but expressed high vaccination intention if the cost was covered by the government. Participants identified reasons that facilitate and prevent vaccination and proposed culturally and developmentally congruent strategies to promote vaccination in China. It is essential to address facilitators and barriers at individual, societal, political, and cultural levels to promote HPV vaccination in Chinese college students.
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