TY - JOUR
T1 - Human Papillomavirus Awareness in Haiti
T2 - Preparing for a National HPV Vaccination Program
AU - Gichane, Margaret W.
AU - Calo, William A.
AU - McCarthy, Schatzi H.
AU - Walmer, Kathy A.
AU - Boggan, Joel C.
AU - Brewer, Noel T.
N1 - Funding Information:
W.A. Calo was supported by National Cancer Institute training grant R25 CA116339. The funder played no role in study design; the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; the writing of the report; or the decision to submit the report for publication. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Cancer Institute.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
PY - 2017/2/1
Y1 - 2017/2/1
N2 - Study Objective Cervical cancer morbidity and mortality are pressing public health issues that affect women in Haiti. To inform efforts to develop a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program in Haiti, we sought to understand HPV awareness and willingness to get HPV vaccination in Haiti. Design, Setting, and Participants We interviewed a convenience sample of 475 women and men in 2 clinical settings in Port-au-Prince and Léogâne, Haiti between April and July 2014. Interventions and Main Outcome Measures HPV awareness and willingness to get HPV vaccine for daughters. Results Few participants (27%, 130/475) had heard of HPV. Awareness of HPV was higher among respondents with a previous sexually transmitted infection compared with those without a previous sexually transmitted infection (odds ratio, 2.38; 95% confidence interval, 1.10-5.13). Adults who had heard of genital warts were also more likely to be aware of HPV compared with those who had not (odds ratio, 4.37; 95% confidence interval, 2.59-7.38). Only 10% (24/250) of parents had previously heard of HPV vaccine; however, after researchers explained the purpose of the vaccine, nearly all (96%, 240/250) said they would be willing to get HPV vaccine for their daughters if it were available. Conclusion Despite low awareness of HPV in Haiti, interest in HPV vaccination was nearly universal in our study of health care-seeking adults. This high acceptability suggests that HPV vaccination programs instituted in Haiti would be well received.
AB - Study Objective Cervical cancer morbidity and mortality are pressing public health issues that affect women in Haiti. To inform efforts to develop a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program in Haiti, we sought to understand HPV awareness and willingness to get HPV vaccination in Haiti. Design, Setting, and Participants We interviewed a convenience sample of 475 women and men in 2 clinical settings in Port-au-Prince and Léogâne, Haiti between April and July 2014. Interventions and Main Outcome Measures HPV awareness and willingness to get HPV vaccine for daughters. Results Few participants (27%, 130/475) had heard of HPV. Awareness of HPV was higher among respondents with a previous sexually transmitted infection compared with those without a previous sexually transmitted infection (odds ratio, 2.38; 95% confidence interval, 1.10-5.13). Adults who had heard of genital warts were also more likely to be aware of HPV compared with those who had not (odds ratio, 4.37; 95% confidence interval, 2.59-7.38). Only 10% (24/250) of parents had previously heard of HPV vaccine; however, after researchers explained the purpose of the vaccine, nearly all (96%, 240/250) said they would be willing to get HPV vaccine for their daughters if it were available. Conclusion Despite low awareness of HPV in Haiti, interest in HPV vaccination was nearly universal in our study of health care-seeking adults. This high acceptability suggests that HPV vaccination programs instituted in Haiti would be well received.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.07.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.07.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 27498340
AN - SCOPUS:84992381869
SN - 1083-3188
VL - 30
SP - 96
EP - 101
JO - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
JF - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
IS - 1
ER -