Journal article
Asking about human papillomavirus vaccination and the usefulness of registry validation: A study of young women recruited using Facebook
B Gunasekaran, Y Jayasinghe, JML Brotherton, Y Fenner, EE Moore, JD Wark, A Fletcher, SN Tabrizi, SM Garland
Vaccine | Published : 2015
Abstract
Background: Australia was the first country to implement a government-funded National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Programme. We assessed HPV vaccine uptake comparing self-reported and Register validated estimates, and the knowledge and attitudes of young women with regards to HPV vaccination post-implementation of the programme. Methods: Females, aged 16-25 years living in Victoria, Australia, were recruited using targeted advertising on Facebook from May to September 2010, to complete a web-based questionnaire. Results: Geographic distribution, Indigenous and socio-economic status of the 278 participants were representative of the target population. Overall, 210/278 (76%) had hea..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by a grant from the Dean Robert Winter Trust, which is managed by the ANZ Trustees, and the National Health and Medical Research Council (Programme Grant No. 568971), and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Programme.