CGPH FACULTY: Art Reingold
DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2010
REGION: Latin America
REFERENCE: Krupp K, Marlow LA, Kielmann K, Doddaiah N, Mysore S, Reingold AL, Madhivanan P. Factors associated with intention-to-recommend human papillomavirus vaccination among physicians in Mysore, India. J Adolesc Health. 2010 Apr;46(4):379-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.10.001. Epub 2009 Nov 24.
SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: This qualitative study investigated physician intention-to-recommend the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to parents of adolescent girls in India. There are currently no data on attitudes to HPV vaccination among healthcare providers in India. CONCLUSION: With the HPV vaccine recently being approved in India, there is a strong need to provide more education for physicians about the relationship of HPV infection and cervical cancer and the benefits of vaccinating adolescent girls to prevent cervical cancer in the future.
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