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Literature Review
According to Dela et al (2017), the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is effective in preventing cervical cancer, and other HPV-associated diseases like vulval cancer, genital warts, and anal cancer. The prevalence of HPV infection peaks during late teenage and reduces thereafter and hence HPV vaccination is recommended at 11 or 12 years, before being sexually active. However, Ford et al (2020) explain that despite the HPV vaccine is effective in reducing the risk of HPV infection and diagnosis of cervical cancer, the vaccine is underused due to a lack of awareness and knowledge regarding its efficacy in preventing cervical cancer. Since parental consent is required to vaccinate adolescents, the acceptance of the parents and the adolescents is vital for the vaccine uptake (Dela et al., 2017). Therefore, educating both adolescents and parents is very important. A study conducted by da Silva Santos et al (2020) indicated that parents and adolescents lacked awareness about the link between HPV and cervical cancer. The participants also lacked a lack of knowledge regarding symptoms and signs and transmission routes for HPV infection. Additionally, the study indicated that guardians and children were unaware of the importance of the HPV vaccine in preventing cervical cancer (da Silva Santos et al., 2020). These findings are supported by Ford et al (2020) who found out that the target community in South Carolina had low knowledge levels about cervical cancer and the significance of the HPV vaccine in preventing cervical cancer. Mod3_Immunization Group Activity (2) HPV
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Therefore, since the evidence has demonstrated the efficacy of the HPV vaccine in preventing cervical cancer and there is low awareness about the vaccine’s importance in preventing cervical cancer, it is necessary to educate the adolescents and their parents/guardians about the importance of the HPV vaccine.
References
da Silva Santos, A. C., Silva, N. N. T., Carneiro, C. M., Coura-Vital, W., & Lima, A. A. (2020). Knowledge about cervical cancer and HPV immunization dropout rate among Brazilian adolescent girls and their guardians. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 1-11.
Dela Cruz, M., Tsark, J., Chen, J. J., Albright, C. L., & Braun, K. L. (2017). Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Motivators, Barriers, and Brochure Preferences Among Parents in Multicultural Hawai’i: a Qualitative Study. Journal of cancer education: the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 32(3), 613–621. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-016-1009-2
Ford, M. E., Cannady, K., Nahhas, G. J., Knight, K. D., Chavis, C., Crawford, B., … & Lawton, C. (2020). Assessing an intervention to increase knowledge related to cervical cancer and the HPV vaccine. Cancer Health Equity Research, 115. Mod3_Immunization Group Activity (2) HPV