A study of women's knowledge regarding human papillomavirus infection, cervical cancer and human papillomavirus vaccines

M Giles, S Garland - Australian and New Zealand journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a common sexually transmitted viral infection
and is associated with the development of cervical cancer. HPV vaccines are now …

Knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV): attitudes towards HPV vaccination among a representative sample of women in Victoria, Australia

MK Pitts, SJ Dyson, DA Rosenthal, SM Garland - Sexual Health, 2007 - CSIRO Publishing
Background: A vaccine program is underway to protect women against human
papillomavirus (HPV) and thus cervical cancer. Previous studies have reported very low …

Women's knowledge about human papillomavirus and their acceptance of HPV vaccine

P Dursun, B Altuntas, E Kuscu… - Australian and New …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: Recently, prophylactic human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines were approved in
the USA and Europe to protect against HPV‐related disease. However, there is ongoing …

Knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and the HPV vaccine in a national sample of Australian men and women

MK Pitts, W Heywood, R Ryall, AM Smith… - Sexual …, 2010 - CSIRO Publishing
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) knowledge has rarely been investigated in the
context of a national vaccination program. The present study investigated HPV knowledge …

Awareness of human papillomavirus among women attending a well woman clinic

JO Waller, K McCaffery, S Forrest… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2003 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives: To assess the level and accuracy of public understanding of human
papillomavirus (HPV) in the United Kingdom. Methods: Women attending a well woman …

Challenges to accepting a human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine: a qualitative study of Australian women

D Rosenthal, S Dyson, M Pitts, S Garland - Women & health, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A vaccine that protects women against the two most frequent high-risk
genotypes of human papilloma virus (HPV) and the two types that cause 90 percent of …

Will vaccinated women attend cervical screening? A population based survey of human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical screening among young women in …

JML Brotherton, RM Mullins - Cancer Epidemiology, 2012 - Elsevier
Objectives: To assess human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage and attitudes to
vaccination and Pap screening in young women. Design: Population-based telephone …

Australian women's needs and preferences for information about human papillomavirus in cervical screening

K McCaffery, L Irwig - Journal of Medical Screening, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in cervical cancer and developments in
medical technology to prevent cervical cancer has changed information needs for women …

Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus amongst primary care practice nurses: an evaluation of current training in England

H Patel, K Austin-Smith, SM Sherman… - Journal of Public …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The incorporation of Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing into the
English cervical screening programme has been met with fear and anxiety. Healthcare …

Human papillomavirus infections and risks of cervical cancer: what do women know?

M Pitts, T Clarke - Health education research, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is now known to be a risk factor for the development of cervical
cancer. This study examines women's knowledge of cervical screening and dysplasia and …