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The impact of a comic book intervention on East African-American adolescents’ HPV vaccine-related knowledge, beliefs and intentions
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12 2022
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Source: J Immigr Minor Health. 24(6):1489-1500
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Alternative Title:J Immigr Minor Health
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Description:Background:
HPV-vaccine uptake is low among East African-American (EAA) adolescents. We developed a comic book and evaluated the impact on HPV/HPV-vaccine knowledge, beliefs and vaccine-intentions.
Methods:
The intervention was delivered to HPV-unvaccinated EAA adolescents attending educational dinners with their mothers. Adolescents aged 14–17 were sequentially assigned alternately to a pre- or post-test. Results were compared with chi-squared tests and generalized estimating equation models adjusted for age, gender, and mother’s language.
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Among 136 (Pre-test=64, Post-test=72) participants (90% Somali), pre/post differences were observed for proportions of correct responses to questions on HPV (44.0% vs. 82.9%, RR:1.87[95%CI:1.54–2.27]), HPV-vaccine knowledge (42.8% vs. 75.4%, RR:1.74[95%CI:1.46–2.07]), comfort discussing HPV/HPV-vaccine with parents (57.8% vs. 90.3% somewhat/very comfortable, RR:1.55[95%CI:1.24–1.94]), and willingness (37.5% vs. 83.3% probably/definitely willing, RR:2.16[95%CI:1.55–3.01]) and intention (34.4% vs. 86.1% somewhat/very likely, RR:2.38[95% CI:1.69–3.37]) to get vaccinated.
Discussion:
The intervention improved participants’ HPV/HPV-vaccine knowledge, beliefs and vaccine-intentions. Similar interventions could be adapted for other racial/ethnic-minorities.
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Pubmed ID:35357620
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC10129048
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