Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2014
ReviewSelf-reported barriers and facilitators to preventive human papillomavirus vaccination among adolescent girls and young women: a systematic review.
Widespread uptake of preventive human papillomavirus vaccination among target groups is an important public health goal. To evaluate barriers and facilitators to human papillomavirus vaccination, we conducted a systematic review of self-reported views of adolescent girls and young women. ⋯ Understanding factors which arbitrate in vaccination decisions among key target groups can improve the success of health promotion interventions. Additional studies of superior methodological quality are needed to produce reliable data to inform health promotion strategies.
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2014
ReviewSelf-reported barriers and facilitators to preventive human papillomavirus vaccination among adolescent girls and young women: a systematic review.
Widespread uptake of preventive human papillomavirus vaccination among target groups is an important public health goal. To evaluate barriers and facilitators to human papillomavirus vaccination, we conducted a systematic review of self-reported views of adolescent girls and young women. ⋯ Understanding factors which arbitrate in vaccination decisions among key target groups can improve the success of health promotion interventions. Additional studies of superior methodological quality are needed to produce reliable data to inform health promotion strategies.