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Jeon Hee Kim; Soonyoung Park; Youngmi Cho; Sohyune Sok – SAGE Open, 2023
Studies on human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention education and its educational effects for elementary school students are necessary. This study aimed to examine the effects of human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention education on knowledge about cervical cancer, HPV, immunization, and attitude about immunization among girls in the sixth grade…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs, Disease Control, Prevention
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Odenbring, Ylva; Lindén, Lisa – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
Since autumn 2020, boys in the fifth year of school (11-year-old students) in Sweden have been offered human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for free. Drawing from individual interviews with 21 school nurses working in primary schools in one of Sweden's regions, the aim of this study was to explore nurses' strategies and experiences of informing…
Descriptors: Males, Grade 5, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs
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Rose, Sally B.; Lanumata, Tolotea; Lawton, Beverley A. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: School-based human papillomavirus (HPV)/cervical cancer vaccination programs have been implemented widely, but few studies have investigated the knowledge and views of school staff about this new vaccine. Methods: Prior to the introduction of the HPV vaccine in 2009, we surveyed staff at 14 socioeconomically diverse schools to assess…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Females, Immunization Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases