HPV Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes among Older African-American Women

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2015
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Objective: To assess correlates of human papillomavirus (HPV) awareness, knowledge, and attitudes among older, church-going African-American women.ᅠMethods: Participants (N = 759), aged 40-80, answered survey questions about HPV awareness, knowledge, and attitudes toward vaccination of adolescent daughters. Associations between participant characteristics and HPV items were assessed using chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses.ᅠResults: Younger age, higher education, a family history of cancer, and less spirituality were each associated with HPV awareness individually, and when considered jointly in a single model (p values <.038). Higher education was related to HPV knowledge (p = .006).ᅠConclusions: African-American women of older age, less education, no family history of cancer, and/or higher spirituality might benefit from targeted church-based HPV educational campaigns.

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Watkins, Kellie L., Reitzel, Lorraine R., Wetter, David W., et al.. "HPV Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes among Older African-American Women." American Journal of Health Behavior, 39, no. 2 (2015) Ingenta Connect: 205-211. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.39.2.7.

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