Erica Marchand|Beth A. Glenn|Roshan Bastani
Low HPV Vaccine Coverage Among Female Community College Students
Center for Cancer Research|Center for Cancer Research|Center for Cancer Research
study assessed hpv vaccination correlates among culturally diverse 1826 yearold community college women los angeles specific research questions 1 proportion respondents initiated hpv vaccine proportion completed threedose series 2 demographic eg age ethnicity psychosocial eg vaccinerelated beliefs perceived social norms health carerelated variables eg health insurance status provider recommendation health care trust satisfaction associated vaccine initiation sample participants recruited campus community college central los angeles female students 18 26 eligible participate anonymous webbased survey assessed number hpv vaccine doses received well demographic information hpv hpv vaccinerelated knowledge attitudes behavior perceived social norms provider health care system factors sexual behavior cervical health motherdaughter communication sex analyses conducted using 178 surveys multivariate logistic regression tested relationships statistically significant bivariate predictors vaccine initiation initiated vaccine younger often healthrelated academic major thought vaccine safer perceived hpv severity lower perceived higher social approval hpv vaccination unvaccinated initiated vaccine doctors recommendation increase uptake among 1826yearold women research explore provider interventions increase vaccine recommendation also identify individuals groups may negative beliefs vaccine safety efficacy provide support vaccine decisionmaking