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Dr Janette Pow's Outputs (7)

P497 A meta-synthesis of men who have sex with men (MSM)’s experiences and perceptions of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarke, L., Pow, J., Mchale, S., & Williams, B. (2019, July). P497 A meta-synthesis of men who have sex with men (MSM)’s experiences and perceptions of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination. Poster presented at STI & HIV World Congress (Joint Meeting of the 23rd ISSTDR and 20th IUSTI), Vancouver, Canada

Background: Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) are disproportionately burdened by diseases attributed to the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) when compared to other male populations. High uptake of this vaccine is crucial for anal cancer and genital wart peve... Read More about P497 A meta-synthesis of men who have sex with men (MSM)’s experiences and perceptions of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination.

Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Harding, S., Hilton, S., Hogg, R., Kennedy, C., Pollock, K., Pow, J., & Willis, D. (2016, November). Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine. Presented at 9th European Public Health Conference All for Health, Vienna, Austria

Scotland is one European country offering a national schoolbased
HPV vaccination programme to at least one age-cohort of females, however it does not include young men. A substantial body of literature explores and measures attitudes of young people... Read More about Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine.

Cultural reflections on the Scottish HPV vaccination programme (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Hanif, N., Harding, S., Hilton, S., Hogg, R., Kennedy, C., Pollock, K., & Pow, J. (2016, November). Cultural reflections on the Scottish HPV vaccination programme. Presented at 9th European Public Health Conference All for Health, Vienna, Austria

Background
The Scottish HPV vaccination programme serves young women aged 11 to 18 years and reports consistently high uptake rates, yet these figures may conceal levels of understanding and antecedents to decision-making. Evidence from other Europe... Read More about Cultural reflections on the Scottish HPV vaccination programme.

Young men with intellectual disabilities, the HPV vaccine, and constructions of sexual health risk (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Carnegie, E., Gray Brunton, C., Whittaker, A., Kennedy, C., Hogg, R., Harding, S., Hilton, S., Pollock, K., Pow, J., & Willis, D. (2016, August). Young men with intellectual disabilities, the HPV vaccine, and constructions of sexual health risk. Paper presented at The 30th joint European Health Psychology Society Conference/British Psychology Society Division of Health Psychology

Background: The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine was introduced internationally in order to provide a vaccine against common strands of the HPV virus which is implicated in cervical and other cancers. Substantial literature explores attitudes and... Read More about Young men with intellectual disabilities, the HPV vaccine, and constructions of sexual health risk.

The human papillomavirus and HPV vaccine: accounts from young people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in Scotland aged 16-26 years (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray-Brunton, C., Kennedy, C., Hogg, R., Pow, J., Pollock, K., Hilton, S., Hardy, S., Willis, D., & Hanif, N. (2016, April). The human papillomavirus and HPV vaccine: accounts from young people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in Scotland aged 16-26 years. Paper presented at RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2016

Background: School nurses play important roles in delivering human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme in United Kingdom. International research indicates lower HPV vaccination uptake rates among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups... Read More about The human papillomavirus and HPV vaccine: accounts from young people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in Scotland aged 16-26 years.

‘I didn’t think men were affected’: Scottish and Spanish men’s constructions of risks, responsibilities and knowledge in relation to the HPV vaccine. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Gullone, A., Pow, J., Petrova, D., & Garcia-Retamero, R. (2015, July). ‘I didn’t think men were affected’: Scottish and Spanish men’s constructions of risks, responsibilities and knowledge in relation to the HPV vaccine. Paper presented at 9th Biennial International Society of Critical Health Psychology Conference

European vaccine policy predominantly targets preadolescent girls prior to sexual debut in HPV vaccine campaigns. Boys and young men are currently excluded in such single-gendered vaccine policies. The aim of the current cross-cultural study was to e... Read More about ‘I didn’t think men were affected’: Scottish and Spanish men’s constructions of risks, responsibilities and knowledge in relation to the HPV vaccine..