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Reasons for not receiving the HPV vaccine among eligible adults: Lack of knowledge and of provider recommendations contribute more than safety and insurance concerns.

Joel Fokom DomgueSonia A CunninghamRobert K YuSanjay S Shete
Published in: Cancer medicine (2020)
Among vaccine-eligible adults, safety and sexuality concerns do not appear to be the prime factors underlying low HPV vaccination rates. Rather than emphasizing them, educational interventions should aim at improving vaccine's knowledge, and enhancing provider recommendations on the necessity of HPV vaccination.
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