Young women’s experiences of the HPV vaccine: A Cross-Cultural, Qualitative Study in Scotland, Spain, Serbia and Bulgaria. EHPS 2012 Abstracts.

Petrova, Dafina; Gray Brunton, Carol; Farver, Ingeborg; Jaeger, Moritz; Lenneis, Anita; Parve, Kadi; Patarcic, Dina; Hogg, Rhona; Todorova, Irina; Kennedy, Catriona

Young women’s experiences of the HPV vaccine: A Cross-Cultural, Qualitative Study in Scotland, Spain, Serbia and Bulgaria. EHPS 2012 Abstracts.

Petrova, Dafina; Gray Brunton, Carol; Farver, Ingeborg; Jaeger, Moritz; Lenneis, Anita; Parve, Kadi; Patarcic, Dina; Hogg, Rhona; Todorova, Irina; Kennedy, Catriona

Authors

Dafina Petrova

Dr Carol Gray Brunton C.GrayBrunton@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer

Ingeborg Farver

Moritz Jaeger

Anita Lenneis

Kadi Parve

Dina Patarcic

Rhona Hogg

Irina Todorova

Catriona Kennedy

Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer remains one of the most prevalent cancers in the world. The HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) Vaccine was introduced for prevention against infection against common strands of the HPV virus. The aim of this study was to explore young women’s experiences of the vaccine cross-culturally.
Method:Qualitative focus group discussions were held with young women aged 18-26 years old in Scotland, Serbia and Bulgaria about their views and experiences of the vaccine. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.
Findings:Common themes identified barriers to information and knowledge about the HPV vaccine; trust issues and dilemmas about vaccine relevance. There were clear differences in terms of access to wider sexual healthcare.
Discussion:Despite stark divides with implementation of the HPV vaccine across Europe and differences with vaccine cost and wider health access to screening, findings suggested common barriers for young women accessing preventative sexual health services.

Citation

Petrova, D., Gray Brunton, C., Farver, I., Jaeger, M., Lenneis, A., Parve, K., Patarcic, D., Hogg, R., Todorova, I., & Kennedy, C. Young women’s experiences of the HPV vaccine: A Cross-Cultural, Qualitative Study in Scotland, Spain, Serbia and Bulgaria. EHPS 2012 Abstracts

Presentation Conference Type	Conference Abstract
Publication Date	2012
Deposit Date	Sep 4, 2012
Journal	Psychology and Health
Print ISSN	0887-0446
Electronic ISSN	1476-8321
Publisher	Routledge
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	27
Pages	104
Keywords	Vaccines; cervical cancer; HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) Vaccine;
Public URL	http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5636
Publisher URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2012.707817