Evaluation of targeted human papillomavirus vaccination education among undergraduate college students.

Publisher: Routledge Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8214119 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1940-3208 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 07448481 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Am Coll Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2010- : New York : Routledge
Original Publication: [Washington, D.C. : Published by the Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation, in cooperation with the American College Health Association, c1982-

Health Education/*statistics & numerical data ; Papillomavirus Infections/*prevention & control ; Patient Acceptance of Health Care/*psychology ; Students/*psychology ; Students/*statistics & numerical data ; Vaccination/*psychology ; Vaccination/*statistics & numerical data; Adolescent ; Adult ; Female ; Health Education/methods ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Papillomavirus Vaccines/therapeutic use ; Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data ; Students, Pharmacy/statistics & numerical data ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Universities/statistics & numerical data ; Young Adult

Objective: To design and evaluate pharmacy student-led educational sessions to improve health beliefs about the HPV vaccine in college-aged students. Participants: Students aged 18-26 attending a large, urban university, including 545 respondents to a December 2014 needs assessment survey about HPV-related health beliefs, 131 students participating in educational sessions during 2015-2016 (intervention group), and 369 undergraduate respondents completing the needs assessment survey (control group). Methods: A needs assessment survey was conducted to inform design and implementation of pharmacy student-led educational sessions. A similar survey was administered to students after attending educational sessions. Health beliefs were compared for the intervention versus control group. Results: The intervention group was less likely to report high perceived barriers to HPV vaccination and more likely to report high perceived benefits and intention to vaccinate (if previously unvaccinated). Conclusions: Pharmacy student-led, health belief-based educational sessions were associated with improved health beliefs about HPV vaccination.

Keywords: College health; health behavior; human papillomavirus; immunizations; pharmacy; sexual health

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Date Created: 20181221 Date Completed: 20200525 Latest Revision: 20200525

20231215

10.1080/07448481.2018.1515742

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