Strength of belief: Religious commitment, knowledge, and HPV vaccination adherence

• Published in: Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England) Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 1227 - 1233
• Main Authors: Birmingham, Wendy C., Macintosh, Janelle L.B., Vaughn, Allison A., Graff, Tyler C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Adherence; Adolescent; Adult; attitudes; Campaigns; cancer; Christianity; Christianity - psychology; Female; Fidelity; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Human papillomavirus; Humans; Immunization; intentions; Male; Marriage; Misconceptions; oncology; Oral cancer; Papillomavirus Infections - prevention & control; Papillomavirus Vaccines; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Patient compliance; Religion; Religion and Psychology; Religious beliefs; Religious commitment; Risk reduction; Sexually transmitted diseases; STD; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - prevention & control; Vaccination - psychology; Young Adult; Young adults; United States > US; cancer; intentions; attitudes; religious beliefs; oncology

Objective Human papillomavirus (HPV) infects millions of men and women annually and is a substantial contributing factor in many cancers including oral, penile, anal, and cervical. Vaccination can reduce risk but adherence nationwide and, particularly in highly religious states, is suboptimal. Relig...