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2021

Epidemiology

Florida International University

Emerging adults

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Sociocultural Factors Associated With Hpv Vaccine Uptake Among Hispanic Female Emerging Adults, Tanjila Taskin Nov 2021

Sociocultural Factors Associated With Hpv Vaccine Uptake Among Hispanic Female Emerging Adults, Tanjila Taskin

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States (U.S.). College students are at high risk of developing HPV-related diseases and play key roles in transmitting the infection. Fortunately, HPV-related cancers can be prevented through HPV vaccination.

A cross-sectional study was designed to collect data from convenience samples of Hispanic emerging adults from Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida, and the University of Houston (UH) in Houston, Texas. Participants who were 18-26 years old, self-identified as Hispanic or Latino/a, able to read English, and enrolled in FIU or UH were included in the …