HPV Vaccine Misperceptions Among Hispanics/Latinos in Southern California.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
; 2023 May 17.
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| ID: mdl-37195591
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Cervical and other vaccine-preventable HPV-associated cancers disproportionately impact Hispanic/Latinos in the USA. HPV vaccine uptake may be impacted by community agreement with common HPV vaccine misperceptions. It is unknown whether Hispanics/Latinos have a greater agreement with these misperceptions relative to non-Hispanic whites.METHODS:
HPV vaccine misperceptions were assessed through a 12-item Likert scale included in a population health assessment mailed to households in the southwest United States. Linear regression models assessed the association between identifying as Hispanic/Latino and summed misperception score.RESULTS:
Among the 407 individuals in the analytic sample, 111 (27.3%) were Hispanic/Latino and 296 (72.7%) were non-Hispanic white. On average, Hispanics/Latinos had a 3.03-point higher HPV vaccine misperception sum score relative to non-Hispanic whites, indicating greater agreement with misperceptions (95% confidence interval 1.16-4.88; p < 0.01).DISCUSSION:
Culturally relevant interventions are needed to address HPV vaccine misperceptions among Hispanics/Latinos as part of efforts toward HPV-associated cancer health equity.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
10_ODS3_salud_sexual_reprodutiva
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1_ASSA2030
Problema de salud:
10_sexually_transmitted_infections
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1_desigualdade_iniquidade
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos