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Approaching a decade since HPV vaccine licensure: Racial and gender disparities in knowledge and awareness of HPV and HPV vaccine.
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Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics [Hum Vaccin Immunother] 2017 Nov 02; Vol. 13 (11), pp. 2713-2722. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Aug 30. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Purpose: Gaps remain in the public's knowledge of the human papillomavirus (HPV). We assessed racial/ethnic and gender disparities in knowledge and awareness of HPV and the HPV vaccine among US adults.<br />Methods: Data from the Health Information National Trends Survey 4 Cycle 3 (September - December 2013) and Cycle 4 (August - November 2014) were analyzed for 6,862 respondents aged 18 years and older. Weighted multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate racial/ethnic and gender disparities in HPV knowledge and HPV vaccination awareness.<br />Results: Sixty-six percent of respondents had heard of HPV and the HPV vaccine (57% of men vs. 75% of women). In multivariable analyses, compared with men, women were 225% (95% CI: 2.60 - 4.07) more likely to have heard of HPV, and 281% (95% CI: 3.06 - 4.74) more likely to have heard of the HPV vaccine. Non-Hispanic Blacks were 33% (95% CI: 0.47 - 0.96) and 44% (95% CI: 0.39 - 0.81) less likely than non-Hispanic Whites to have heard of HPV and the HPV vaccine, respectively. Hispanics were 27% (95% CI: 0.52 - 1.02) and 53% (95% CI: 0.34 - 0.64) less likely than non-Hispanic Whites to have heard of HPV and the HPV vaccine, respectively.<br />Conclusions: There was evidence of disparities in HPV and HPV vaccine awareness among men compared with women and non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics compared with non-Hispanic Whites. To foster improvements in HPV vaccine uptake and reduce disparities in HPV associated cancers, future interventions must target men and minority populations, for whom knowledge gaps exist.
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- Adult
Black or African American
Aged
Ethnicity
Female
Healthcare Disparities
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Papillomaviridae isolation & purification
Papillomavirus Infections epidemiology
Papillomavirus Infections virology
Papillomavirus Vaccines adverse effects
Papillomavirus Vaccines immunology
Racial Groups
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States epidemiology
Vaccination adverse effects
Vaccination legislation & jurisprudence
Vaccination statistics & numerical data
White People
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Status Disparities
Papillomavirus Infections prevention & control
Papillomavirus Vaccines administration & dosage
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2164-554X
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28853980
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2017.1363133