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Development of a Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Intervention for Australian Adolescents
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Cooper, Spring C.; Davies, Cristyn; McBride, Kate; Blades, Joanna; Stoney, Tanya; Marshall, Helen; Skinner, S. Rachel – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: Australia has implemented a nation-wide programme providing a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to girls and boys through school-based programmes. Previous research has identified three distinct areas for attention: (1) lack of understanding about HPV and HPV vaccination, (2) young people's desire for involvement in decision-making…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Microbiology, Intervention, Adolescents
"Is It Like One of Those Infectious Kind of Things?" The Importance of Educating Young People about HPV and HPV Vaccination at School
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Davies, Cristyn; Skinner, Susan Rachel; Stoney, Tanya; Marshall, Helen Siobhan; Collins, Joanne; Jones, Jane; Hutton, Heidi; Parrella, Adriana; Cooper, Spring; McGeechan, Kevin; Zimet, Gregory – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2017
The National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Program in Australia commenced in 2007 for girls and in 2013 for boys, using the quadrivalent HPV [4vHPV] vaccine. In Australia, students are primarily vaccinated en masse, on school grounds, after parental/ guardian consent is obtained. Students most often receive little, or no, education at…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs, Foreign Countries, Randomized Controlled Trials