 |
|
Actual vs Preferred Sources of Human Papillomavirus Information Among Black, White, and Hispanic Parents
Maria De Jesus, PhD;
Layla Parast, MS;
Rachel C. Shelton, ScD, MPH;
Kerry Kokkinogenis, MA;
Megan K. D. Othus, PhD;
Yi Li, PhD;
Jennifer D. Allen, ScD, MPH, RN
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(11):1066-1067.
|
|
| Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings. |
|
|
|
Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is widely recognized as the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States.1-2 In June 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration approved an HPV vaccine for use among 9- to 26-year-old females.3 In recent years, there has been a surge in direct advertising about HPV and the HPV vaccine. In response, parents (who hold the primary responsibility of decision making for their children's health) have expressed the need for reliable HPV information.4 The purpose of this investigation was to examine the most common sources of HPV information among parents and to compare preferred with actual HPV information sources.
Methods
Participants were drawn from an online research panel through Knowledge Networks, an Internet-based survey company. Knowledge . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Results
Comment
AUTHOR INFORMATION
 CiteULike  Connotea  Delicious  Digg  Facebook  Reddit  Technorati  Twitter
What's this?
THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES
|
Parental Decision Making about the HPV Vaccine
Allen et al.
Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev. 2010;19:2187-2198.
ABSTRACT
| FULL TEXT
|
