Abstract PO-029: Community coalition and academic need assessment: Our first step for the development of an educational intervention on HPV vaccination targeting school staff during pandemic era in Puerto Rico

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Josheili S. Llavona ◽  
Diana T. Medina Laabes ◽  
Omayra Salgado Cruz ◽  
JAC-HPV-PIVac PR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Community Coalition ◽  
Need Assessment

The Intersection of Problems, Policy, and Politics: The Adoption of an HPV Vaccine School-Entry Requirement in Puerto Rico

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 859-870
Author(s):  
Coralia Vázquez-Otero ◽  
Ellen M. Daley ◽  
Cheryl A. Vamos ◽  
Nancy Romero-Daza ◽  
Jason Beckstead ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
School Entry ◽  
Advisory Panel ◽  
Policy Entrepreneurs ◽  
Vaccination Rates ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Policy Window

Persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infections can cause cancer (e.g., cervical/vaginal/penile/anal/oropharyngeal). The HPV vaccine prevents cancer, yet U.S. vaccination rates remain low. We explored sociopolitical factors in the adoption of Puerto Rico’s HPV vaccine school-entry requirement. Multiple streams framework explains how the intersection of problems, policy, and politics streams influence policy adoption. Policy entrepreneurs work on joining these streams. Interviews ( n = 20) were conducted with stakeholders (e.g., physicians/researchers/nonprofit organizations’ leaders). Data were analyzed using applied thematic analysis. High incidence of HPV and HPV-related cancers in Puerto Rico were indicators of problems. Focusing events included Rhaiza’s case and the HPV-Advisory Panel Report. During summer 2017, a policy window opened; the Department of Health (DOH) adopted the requirement in summer 2018. Stakeholders discussed policy initiatives. Political turnover positively influenced the process. Policy entrepreneurs created an extended period of intersection resulting in the adoption of the requirement. Findings can inform policy initiatives to improve HPV vaccination rates and reduce HPV-related cancers.

scholarly journals Improvement of Parent’s Awareness, Knowledge, Perception, and Acceptability of HPV Vaccination After a Structured-educational Intervention

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Neni Sitaresmi ◽  
Nisrina Maulida Rozanti ◽  
Lamria Besty ◽  
Abdul Wahab
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Hpv Infection ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Demonstration Program ◽  
Vaccine Acceptability ◽  
Parental Awareness

Abstract Background: Regardless of the disease burden of HumanPapilloma Virus (HPV), the vaccine has not been included in the Indonesia National Immunization Program. Since 2017 there was a demonstration program of the HPV vaccination in Yogyakarta Province. This vaccine was given free to female primary school students in the 5 th and 6 th grades (11-13 years old). This study aimed to assess whether a structured-educational intervention focus on HPV increases the parental awareness, knowledge, and perceptions toward HPV and the vaccine acceptability. Methods: We conducted a pre-post structured-educational intervention study from July to August 2017 before the implementation of the HPV vaccination demonstration program, in Kulon Progo District, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. Parents of female primary school students grades 5 th and 6 th were selected using a school-based proportional random sampling. A pediatric resident provided a structured-educational intervention, which consists of the burden and risk of HPV disease, as well as the benefit and safety of the vaccine. Parents were required to complete validated self-administered questionnaires before and after the structured-educational intervention. Results: A total of 506 parents participated. Before receiving the structured-educational intervention, parents' awareness of HPV infection and the vaccines were low. Only 49.2% of parents had heard HPV infection, and 48.8% had heard about the vaccine. After the structured-educational intervention, there were significant improvements in parent’s awareness, knowledge, and perceptions of HPV infection, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccination (all p <0.001). HPV vaccine's acceptability increased from 74.3% to 87.4% ( p <0.001). There was a significant correlation between increasing HPV vaccine acceptability with the improvement of awareness, knowledge, and perception toward HPV infection, cervical cancer and HPV vaccination (r=0.32 to 0.53, p <0.001). After the structured-educational intervention, better knowledge and positive perceptions of HPV vaccination were predictive of HPV vaccine's acceptability with OR 1.90 (95%CI:1.40-2.57) and OR 1.31(95%CI:1.05-1.63), respectively. Conclusions: A structured-educational intervention is effective in improving parental awareness, knowledge, and perceptions toward HPV as well as the acceptability of the vaccine. The structured-educational intervention designed for parents have important implications for improving vaccine acceptability.

scholarly journals Improvement of Parent’s awareness, knowledge, perception, and acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccination after a structured-educational intervention

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Neni Sitaresmi ◽  
Nisrina Maulida Rozanti ◽  
Lamria Besty Simangunsong ◽  
Abdul Wahab
Keyword(s):  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Hpv Infection ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Demonstration Program ◽  
Vaccine Acceptability ◽  
Parental Awareness ◽  
Hpv Vaccine Acceptability

Abstract Background Regardless of the disease burden of human papillomavirus (HPV), the vaccine has not been included in the Indonesia National Immunization Program. Since 2017 there was a demonstration program of the HPV vaccination in Yogyakarta Province. This vaccine was given free to female primary school students in the 5th and 6th grades (11–13 years old). This study aimed to assess whether a structured-educational intervention focus on HPV increases the parental awareness, knowledge, and perceptions toward HPV and the vaccine acceptability. Methods We conducted a pre-post structured-educational intervention study from July to August 2017 before the implementation of the HPV vaccination demonstration program, in Kulon Progo District, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. Parents of female primary school students grades 5th and 6th were selected using a school-based proportional random sampling. A pediatric resident provided a structured-educational intervention, which consists of the burden and risk of HPV disease, as well as the benefit and safety of the vaccine. Parents were required to complete validated self-administered questionnaires before and after the structured-educational intervention. Results A total of 506 parents participated. Before receiving the structured-educational intervention, parents’ awareness of HPV infection and the vaccines were low. Only 49.2% of parents had heard HPV infection, and 48.8% had heard about the vaccine. After the structured-educational intervention, there were significant improvements in parent’s awareness, knowledge, and perceptions of HPV infection, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccination (all p < 0.001). HPV vaccine’s acceptability increased from 74.3 to 87.4% (p < 0.001). There was a significant correlation between increasing HPV vaccine acceptability with the improvement of awareness, knowledge, and perception toward HPV infection, cervical cancer and HPV vaccination (r = 0.32 to 0.53, p < 0.001). After the structured-educational intervention, better knowledge and positive perceptions of HPV vaccination were predictive of HPV vaccine’s acceptability with OR 1.90 (95%CI:1.40–2.57) and OR 1.31(95%CI,1.05–1.63), respectively. Conclusions A structured-educational intervention may improve parental awareness, knowledge, and perceptions toward HPV and the acceptability of the vaccine. Further study, a randomized control trial with longer follow-up are needed to evaluate the long-term and actual effectiveness of improving parents’ knowledge, perceptions and HPV vaccine acceptability.

Abstract PO-027: A Puerto Rico free of preventable diseases: An online education intervention for school staff during the COVID-19 pandemic era in Puerto Rico

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana T. Medina-Laabes ◽  
VOCES PR Coalition ◽  
JAC-HPV PIVAC PR ◽  
Omayra Salgado Cruz ◽  
Roxana Soto Abreu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Online Education ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Education Intervention

scholarly journals Improvement of Parent’s Awareness, Knowledge, Perception, and Acceptability of HPV Vaccination After a Structured-educational Intervention

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Neni Sitaresmi ◽  
Nisrina Maulida Rozanti ◽  
Lamria Besty Simangunsong ◽  
Abdul Wahab
Keyword(s):  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Hpv Infection ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Demonstration Program ◽  
Vaccine Acceptability ◽  
Parental Awareness ◽  
Hpv Vaccine Acceptability

Abstract Background: Regardless of the disease burden of human papillomavirus (HPV), the vaccine has not been included in the Indonesia National Immunization Program. Since 2017 there was a demonstration program of the HPV vaccination in Yogyakarta Province. This vaccine was given free to female primary school students in the 5 th and 6 th grades (11-13 years old). This study aimed to assess whether a structured-educational intervention focus on HPV increases the parental awareness, knowledge, and perceptions toward HPV and the vaccine acceptability. Methods: We conducted a pre-post structured-educational intervention study from July to August 2017 before the implementation of the HPV vaccination demonstration program, in Kulon Progo District, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. Parents of female primary school students grades 5 th and 6 th were selected using a school-based proportional random sampling. A pediatric resident provided a structured-educational intervention, which consists of the burden and risk of HPV disease, as well as the benefit and safety of the vaccine. Parents were required to complete validated self-administered questionnaires before and after the structured-educational intervention. Results: A total of 506 parents participated. Before receiving the structured-educational intervention, parents' awareness of HPV infection and the vaccines were low. Only 49.2% of parents had heard HPV infection, and 48.8% had heard about the vaccine. After the structured-educational intervention, there were significant improvements in parent’s awareness, knowledge, and perceptions of HPV infection, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccination (all p <0.001). HPV vaccine's acceptability increased from 74.3% to 87.4% ( p <0.001). There was a significant correlation between increasing HPV vaccine acceptability with the improvement of awareness, knowledge, and perception toward HPV infection, cervical cancer and HPV vaccination (r=0.32 to 0.53, p <0.001). After the structured-educational intervention, better knowledge and positive perceptions of HPV vaccination were predictive of HPV vaccine's acceptability with OR 1.90 (95%CI:1.40-2.57) and OR 1.31(95%CI:1.05-1.63), respectively. Conclusions: A structured-educational intervention may improve parental awareness, knowledge, and perceptions toward HPV and the acceptability of the vaccine. Further study, a randomized control trial with longer follow-up are needed to evaluate the long-term and actual effectiveness of improving parents’ knowledge, perceptions and HPV vaccine acceptability .

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