Knowledge, beliefs and communication preferences with regards to the HPV vaccine; the perspective of unvaccinated Greek adolescent girls, young women, and mothers of vaccine-eligible girls

Knowledge, beliefs and communication preferences with regards to the HPV vaccine; the perspective of unvaccinated Greek adolescent girls, young women, and mothers of vaccine-eligible girls

Background: Every year in Europe 60,000 women develop cervical cancer and 30,000 die from the disease. HPV vaccines are currently believed to constitute an important element of cervical cancer control strategy. The introduction of the HPV vaccine constitutes a shift in health policy and health promo...

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Main Authors: Christina Karamanidou, Κostas Dimopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
Subjects:
HPV vaccine
knowledge
beliefs about medicines
health communication
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2018.1505518

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2018.1505518

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