IUPUI Center for HPV Research: Effects of a Brief Health Messaging Intervention on HPV Vaccine Acceptability among Parents of Adolescent Sons
Year: 2014
Type: other
Abstract: Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an very common infection that is a primary cause of warts and many cancers, including cervical, anal, vaginal, vulvar, penile, and head and neck cancers.In an effort to address the problems associated with HPV infection and prevention, the Center for HPV Research at IUPUI (Zimet & Fortenberry, Co-Directors) fosters collaboration among investigators from multiple disciplines and departments at IUPUI, IU Bloomington, Purdue University, and University of Notre Dame.There currently are 25 faculty and 7 pre-and post-doctoral trainees who are members of the Center.The Center for HPV Research was established in July, 2012 with funds from the IUPUI Signature Center Initiative, The Department of Pediatrics, and the IU Simon Cancer Center.In this abstract we highlight a study representing a collaboration among 5 center members, including our current center-supported post-doc.Objectives: HPV vaccination coverage remains very low among adolescent males in the U.S. We explored the effect of brief Web-based health messages on parents' willingness to vaccinate their sons against HPV.
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2614507956