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Opportunities for HPV vaccine education in school-based immunization programs in British Columbia, Canada: A qualitative study

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2024-12, Vol.20 (1), p.2326779-2326779 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2024 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. 2024 The Author(s) ;ISSN: 2164-5515 ;EISSN: 2164-554X ;DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2326779 ;PMID: 38517252

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    Opportunities for HPV vaccine education in school-based immunization programs in British Columbia, Canada: A qualitative study
  • Author: Brohman, Isabella ; Blank, Gabriel ; Mitchell, Hana ; Dubé, Eve ; Bettinger, Julie A
  • Subjects: Adolescent ; adolescents ; Adult ; British Columbia ; Canada ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; HPV ; Human papillomavirus ; Humans ; Immunization Programs ; Papillomavirus Infections - prevention & control ; Papillomavirus Vaccines ; Parents ; Patient Acceptance of Health Care ; Vaccination ; vaccine acceptance ; vaccine hesitancy ; youth
  • Is Part Of: Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2024-12, Vol.20 (1), p.2326779-2326779
  • Description: Despite the availability of school-based immunization programs (SBIPs) in Canada, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake remains suboptimal. Vaccine education may improve vaccine uptake among adolescents. The objective of this qualitative study was to identify opportunities for HPV vaccine education in British Columbia, Canada, by exploring the perspectives of students, parents, school staff, and public health nurses on the current SBIP. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with adult participants and focus groups were conducted with grade 6 students between November 2019 and May 2020. The interviews and focus groups were transcribed and then analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Opportunities for HPV vaccine education were identified in three themes: 1) making SBIPs student-centered; 2) adopting a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to vaccine education; and 3) actualizing parent education opportunities. Broad support existed for a formal, collaborative HPV grade 6 vaccine curriculum delivered by teachers and public health nurses to provide evidence-based health information. Participants voiced that the curriculum should integrate students' perspectives on topics of interest and address needle associated pain and anxiety. Parents were identified as the primary vaccine decisionmakers, therefore, participants stated it was crucial to also provide parent-directed vaccine education as part of SBIP. Our findings support the development of a collaborative HPV vaccine curriculum directed to and informed by students and parents to buttress current SBIPs in British Columbia.
  • Publisher: United States: Taylor & Francis
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2164-5515
    EISSN: 2164-554X
    DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2326779
    PMID: 38517252
  • Source: MEDLINE
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