Jo Waller

..To assess the level and accuracy of public understanding of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the United Kingdom...

..The second section addresses the role of biobehavioral factors in the persistence and progression of HPV infection as well as possible interventions to minimize the risk of persistence. Finally, primary prevention of HPV is discussed...

..To examine sociodemographic predictors of self-reported screening attendance, intention to accept human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and willingness to accept vaccination for a daughter under 16...

..No recommendation has been made in England although there have been calls to widen access to the vaccine. This study aimed to assess boys' willingness to have HPV vaccination, eliciting reasons for their decisions...

..Some 'non-intenders' were opposed to vaccinations altogether. The HPV vaccine is likely to be popular but non-intenders' views may be difficult to change...

..To examine whether HPV vaccination influences sexual behaviour in adolescent girls, either by giving them a 'green light' to have sex, or because perceived protection afforded by the vaccine permits compensatory risky sexual behaviour...

..This study aimed to explore attitudes to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and reasons for accepting or declining the vaccine in the British Jewish community...

..To determine the acceptability of childhood HPV vaccination and examine demographic, cultural, and psychosocial predictors of vaccine acceptance...

..We explored beliefs about the risk factors for cervical cancer in a large population sample...

..The objective of this study was to explore attitudes to HPV vaccination among black and Asian mothers living in Britain...

..To examine the prevalence and predictors of the belief that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination will result in "risk compensation," that is, will increase risky sexual behavior...

..To evaluate the impact of HPV and cervical cancer information on women's anticipated feelings of worry and shame if they received an abnormal cervical screening result...

..Interventions based on the health belief model may help encourage HPV vaccine acceptance among adolescents. Future research to understand the issues associated with HPV vaccination in different religious groups is needed...

..Awareness of factors associated with uptake of new childhood vaccinations could help physicians focus attention on parents who are most likely to decline to help and ensure that they are fully informed before making a vaccination decision...

..If the vaccine is introduced, information provision is likely to be key to ensuring parents understand the rationale for vaccinating at a young age...

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..One possible consequence of this is that attitudes towards people with certain types of cancer could become increasingly negative. In this study, we assessed attributions of blame for five common cancers...

..Interventions to increase awareness of HPV could benefit from tailoring information to prescreening age, screening age, and postscreening age women...

..To explore awareness of and participation in cervical screening services in women from Poland, Slovakia and Romania living in London, UK...

..To identify levels of cervical cancer risk factor and symptom awareness, as well as predictors of higher awareness in a United Kingdom (UK) female population...

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..To evaluate the psychosocial impact of taking part in repeated testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) in the context of cervical cancer screening...

..We also tested the hypothesis that women who were overdue for screening would be more generally disillusioned with public services, as indexed by reported voting behaviour in elections...

..This study aimed to identify the key questions about HPV that British women will ask when considering having an HPV test or vaccination...

..Implications for future research on cancer knowledge and the most appropriate question format are discussed...

..This study investigated socioeconomic predictors of obesity in men and women...

..The possible direction of causal effects between body dissatisfaction and self-esteem is discussed, with the suggestion that early onset of obesity increases the risk of body dissatisfaction, which in turn impairs self-esteem...

..Pharmaceutical advertising campaigns could explain why awareness of HPV and HPV vaccine is higher in the US and this has helped to get some important messages across. Significant gaps in HPV knowledge remain across all three countries...

..The aim of the study was to develop and validate measures of awareness of symptoms and risk factors for ovarian and cervical cancer (Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Measures)...

..Respondents absorbed HPV information without becoming worried, were receptive to cervical screening and vaccination, and these attitudes were enhanced by presentation of relevant information...

..The aim of the study was to examine awareness of the three National Cancer Screening Programmes (breast, cervical, bowel) among white and ethnic minority groups in the UK...

..The present study aimed to establish which sociodemographic characteristics were associated with being influenced by Jade Goody's story...

..This study aimed to consider the impact that providing this information, in addition to risk factor information, might have on women's perceived risk of cervical cancer...

..While many studies have measured HPV knowledge, none has developed a validated measure for use across countries. We aimed to develop and validate such a measure...

..To examine the relationship between cervical screening uptake and political engagement, and to test whether political engagement and voting behaviour mediate the association between age and cervical screening uptake...

..CONCLUSIONS: Increasing knowledge may reduce negative public perceptions of cancer which may impact positively on intentions to participate in screening...

..To quantify the prevalence and characteristics of hardcore smokers in England...

..School-based interventions might be a useful supplement to leaflets, and should focus on improving knowledge of HPV and awareness of the purpose of HPV vaccination...

..Psychosocial outcomes of HPV testing need further investigation and must be considered alongside clinical and economic decisions to include HPV testing in routine cervical screening...

..To compare the performance and acceptability of unsupervised self-sampling with clinician sampling for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types for the first time in a UK screening setting...