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Nativity Differences in Awareness and Knowledge About HPV Infection and Vaccination Among U.S. Adults: Findings from a National Population-Based Sample

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Foreign-born populations in the United States suffer multiple disparities related to human papillomavirus, including higher cervical cancer mortality and lower HPV vaccination. No nationally based studies have examined the relationship between nativity with HPV and HPV vaccination awareness and knowledge, especially examining acculturation, an immigration-specific process affecting health-related behaviors. We assessed nativity differences in HPV awareness and knowledge, and awareness of HPV vaccination using data from a population-based sample of adults in the U.S. (n = 2415). Among foreign-born respondents, we also assessed the association of acculturation with outcomes. Awareness of HPV and HPV vaccination were lower among foreign-born respondents compared to U.S.-born respondents. Knowledge of HPV was similar between populations. Acculturation was not associated with any of the assessed outcomes. Findings suggest HPV-related awareness deficits among foreign-born U.S. residents, highlighting a need for culturally-appropriate HPV prevention efforts.

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Abbreviations

aOR:

Adjusted Odds Ratio

HINTS:

Health Information National Trends Survey

HPV:

Human papillomavirus

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This research was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health to authors’ (MB, SX) efforts on analyzing the data, drafting, and revising the manuscript (Award Number: T32CA163184 [Michele Allen, MD, MS, PI]). Effort for the co-author (SX) was supported by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences grant TL1R002493. The content is solely the responsibility of the author and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.

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  1. Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Manami Bhattacharya

  2. Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Serena Xiong

  3. Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, 717 Delaware St SE #386, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, USA

    Annie-Laurie McRee

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Bhattacharya, M., Xiong, S. & McRee, AL. Nativity Differences in Awareness and Knowledge About HPV Infection and Vaccination Among U.S. Adults: Findings from a National Population-Based Sample. J Immigrant Minority Health 24, 794–798 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021-01268-7

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