@article{13720fd9d4b347e1981cc708b0a44f35,
title = "Peruvian FSWs: Understanding HPV and barriers to vaccination",
abstract = "Vaccine acceptability and vaccine-related knowledge data were collected from female sex workers (FSWs) in Lima, Peru to determine their awareness of HPV and barriers to the potential acceptability of HPV vaccine. FSWs were found to have low knowledge of HPV, HPV vaccine, and cervical cancer. Due to high reported sexual exposure, FSWs are likely at increased risk of cervical cancer, and should have access to HPV vaccine. FSWs should be targeted for HPV education campaigns and barriers to vaccination should be addressed. Future studies should assess HPV prevalence in this population and examine retention issues for vaccine dose completion.",
keywords = "Female, Human papillomavirus vaccine, Sex workers",
author = "Brandon Brown and Cesar Carcamo and Blas, {Magaly M.} and Maria Valderrama and Neal Halsey",
note = "Funding Information: Contributors: BB wrote the first draft of the survey, carried out the data cleaning and data analysis, and wrote the first draft of the text. NH is the Principal Investigator of the study, provided guidance in all aspects of the study, and obtained funding; CC is the local Principal Investigator of the study, assisted in data transfer, and provided guidance during the study; MB is the local Co-Investigator, assisted in securing study personnel, and helped complete the IRB process in Peru; MV is the study coordinator, supervised all fieldwork, helped create the final draft of the survey, and was in charge of expenses; all authors contributed to the final manuscript. Conflict of interest statement: Neal Halsey received financial compensation for serving on Safety Monitoring Boards for the post-licensure safety assessment evaluation of Gardasil within the past two years. He received no financial support for participation in this study. Other authors: None declared. Funding: This research was funded by the Department of International Health Global Disease Epidemiology Program , NIH training grant # 5T32HD046405-03 , and discretionary University funds. Ethics approval: This study was approved by the IRBs at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.",
year = "2010",
month = nov,
day = "16",
doi = "10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.09.063",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "28",
pages = "7743--7747",
journal = "Vaccine",
issn = "0264-410X",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
number = "49",
}