Arguments in favor of and against the HPV vaccine school-entry requirement in Puerto Rico a content analysis of newspaper media

Purpose Vaccine requirements are effective population-based strategies to increase vaccination rates. In 2018, Puerto Rico’s DOH announced that the HPV vaccine would be required for school entrance. This study explored arguments in favor of and against the HPV vaccine school-entry requirement in PR....

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Vydáno v:Cancer causes & control Ročník 32; číslo 8; s. 793 - 802
Hlavní autoři: Vázquez-Otero, Coralia, Tyson, Dinorah Martinez, Vamos, Cheryl A., Romero-Daza, Nancy, Beckstead, Jason, Daley, Ellen M.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham Springer Science + Business Media 01.08.2021
Springer International Publishing
Springer Nature B.V
Témata:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer
Cancer Research
Cancer vaccines
Cervical cancer
Cervix
Content analysis
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Education
Epidemiology
Hematology
Human papillomavirus
Oncology
ORIGINAL PAPER
Public Health
Statistical analysis
Testing
Vaccination
Vaccines
United States > US
Puerto Rico
Cancer prevention
Puerto Rico
HPV vaccine school-entry requirement
Vaccine requirements
HPV vaccine
ISSN:0957-5243, 1573-7225, 1573-7225
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Shrnutí:Purpose Vaccine requirements are effective population-based strategies to increase vaccination rates. In 2018, Puerto Rico’s DOH announced that the HPV vaccine would be required for school entrance. This study explored arguments in favor of and against the HPV vaccine school-entry requirement in PR. Methods We conducted a content analysis of two Puerto Rican newspapers. Articles ( n  = 286) published between 1/1/2015 and 7/31/2018 containing the Spanish terms for “HPV” and “human papillomavirus” were included. Data were summarized using descriptive statistics. Articles that mentioned the HPV vaccine school-entry requirement ( n  = 33) were reviewed qualitatively using applied thematic analysis. Results The top five primary focus areas were education about HPV and the HPV vaccine, advertisements promoting the HPV vaccine, general vaccine information, cervical cancer and screening information, and the HPV vaccine school-entry requirement. Of the 33 articles that mentioned the requirement, 61% presented arguments in favor, 15% presented arguments against, 12% presented both arguments, and 12% only mentioned the existence of the requirement or were the DOH announcement. Arguments in favor centered on cancer prevention, high rates of HPV-associated cancers, and population wellness. Arguments against included worries about sexual transmission of HPV, HPV vaccine’s side effects, issues related to the policy (e.g., mandatory), and lack of education. Conclusion Understanding reasons people support or oppose an HPV vaccine school-entry requirement is important for the policy processes to be successful. Education efforts must continue to change the HPV vaccine narrative. Messages should be crafted to educate and gain support among parents and stakeholders towards this population-based cancer prevention strategy.
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ISSN:0957-5243
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DOI:10.1007/s10552-021-01431-3