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Honors Projects in Communication
Health communication; sexual health; HPV; HPV vaccine; young women; college-aged women; patient-provider communication
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Sexual Health And Hpv Vaccine Conversations: Enhancing Provider Communication For Young Women, Meaghan Angers
Sexual Health And Hpv Vaccine Conversations: Enhancing Provider Communication For Young Women, Meaghan Angers
Honors Projects in Communication
Young women (ages 18-26) face a multitude of difficulties when choosing to disclose information regarding their sexual health to their provider. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the quality of patient-provider communication and the patient’s likelihood to receive the HPV vaccine with an explicit recommendation. Interviews were conducted with 11 young women (M = 21.36; SD = 2.46), with the majority identified as Seniors (n = 4; 36.4%), non-Hispanic (n = 10; 90.9%) and White (n = 9, 81.8%). Interviews were also conducted with two providers, one male and one female (M = 43.5; SD …