Deanna Kepka|Gloria D. Coronado|Hector P. Rodríguez|Beti Thompson
Evaluation of a Radionovela to Promote HPV Vaccine Awareness and Knowledge Among Hispanic Parents
National Cancer Institute|Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research|Fred Hutch Cancer Center
hispanic women 15fold increased cervical cancer incidence mortality compared nonhispanic white women united states centers disease control recommends hpv vaccine females ages 11 12 years though approved females aged 926 protect primary types highrisk hpv hpv16 hpv18 cause approximately 70 cervical cancer cases culturallytailored spanish hpv vaccine awareness programs developed study evaluates efficacy spanish radionovela educational tool rural hispanic parents daughters aged 917 n 88 78 mothers 10 fathers randomized listen hpv vaccine radionovela another public service announcement participants completed 30 min pretest posttest questionnaire parents listened hpv radionovela intervention group scored higher six knowledge belief items likely confirm hpv common infection 70 vs 48 p 002 deny women able detect hpv 53 vs 31 p 003 know vaccine age recommendations 87 vs 68 p 003 confirm multiple doses 48 vs 26 p 03 control group parents hpv vaccine radionovela improved hpv hpv vaccine knowledge attitudes radionovela health education may efficacious strategy increase hpv vaccine awareness among hispanic parents