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Predictors of Human Papillomavirus Awareness and Knowledge in 2013: The Importance of Health Literacy

Smith, SG; Forster, AS; Kobayashi, LC; (2015) Predictors of Human Papillomavirus Awareness and Knowledge in 2013: The Importance of Health Literacy. American Journal of Preventive Medicine , 49 (1) e5-e7. 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.03.013. Green open access

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Abstract

The recent article by Blake et al.1 highlights the important gaps in awareness and knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV), its relationship with cancer, and the HPV vaccine in the U.S. population. As noted by the authors, the introduction of a health technology can lead to health inequalities if there is differential learning among population subgroups, the so-called “Knowledge Gap Hypothesis.” Comparisons with previous analyses of the Health Information and National Trends Survey (HINTS) suggest awareness has increased among the U.S.

Type: Article
Title: Predictors of Human Papillomavirus Awareness and Knowledge in 2013: The Importance of Health Literacy
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.03.013
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.03.013
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2015. This manuscript version is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Non-derivative 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This licence allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work for personal and non-commercial use providing author and publisher attribution is clearly stated. Further details about CC BY licences are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1464822
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