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dc.contributor.advisorFrable, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorGross, Maggie
dc.date2016-05-19
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-14T15:32:31Z
dc.date.available2016-09-14T15:32:31Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/11380
dc.description.abstractThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for 11-12 year old boys and girls. HPV is sexually transmitted and can result in several types of cancer. In response to low HPV vaccination rates across the nation, the CDC conducted focus groups among mothers of 10 to 15 year old boys and girls in three cities during July, 2013, to identify barriers to HPV vaccination and test HPV vaccination messaging. No southwest state was included in the original CDC study. The purpose of this study was to explore responses to the CDC HPV cancer prevention messaging by replicating the CDC focus group study in North Texas. Data from focus groups in Tarrant County were compared between each group and to the CDC data. All groups had content that aligned with the CDC framework. However, organization of the health system as a facilitator or barrier to obtaining three recommended doses, the importance of testimonials, and the role of husband and children in vaccination decision-making were three unique themes that emerged. Data collected will be useful in promotion of HPV vaccination in the future, specifically in the Tarrant County community. Understanding how messaging influences parents' decisions to vaccinate is important because current HPV vaccination rates are low in the local community.
dc.subjectHPV
dc.subjectcancer prevention
dc.subjectadolescent vaccine
dc.subjectsocial marketing
dc.subjectfocus groups
dc.subjecthealth messaging
dc.subjectparental decision making
dc.titleExploring North Texas Parents' Response to CDC HPV Cancer Prevention Messaging
etd.degree.departmentNursing
local.collegeHarris College of Nursing and Health Sciences
local.collegeJohn V. Roach Honors College
local.departmentNursing


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