Cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV), and HPV vaccination: exploring gendered perspectives, knowledge, attitudes, and cultural taboos among Mexican American adults

Abstract

Results suggest gendered differences in risk beliefs concerning HPV among Hispanics living along the Texas-Mexico border. Researchers can use these findings to address barriers to HPV vaccination, as well as to create culturally appropriate prevention messages that may help reduce disparities in HPV among Hispanic women.

Acceptance of the HPV Vaccine in a Multiethnic Sample of Latinx Mothers

“…Guided by the HBM research conducted among Latinx finds that maternal acceptance and uptake of HPV vaccination is influenced by a perceived risk of HPV infection and its consequences, and perceived benefits of the HPV vaccine (e.g., prevention of cervical cancer for daughters; Morales-Campos et al, 2018;Perkins et al, 2010Perkins et al, , 2013Roncancio et al, 2019). Factors such as beliefs that vaccination may promote adolescent sexual activity, religious beliefs, belief of child being too young and thus no immediate perceived need of vaccination, lack or inadequate knowledge about HPV and the HPV vaccine, concerns about vaccine safety and cost, and so on, have been found to influence parental acceptance and uptake of HPV vaccine (Bodson et al, 2016;Kepka et al, 2015;Morales-Campos et al, 2018;Roncancio et al, 2019;Vanslyke et al, 2008;Warner et al, 2015). Within the Latinx family, some studies indicate that parents also have misperceptions about risk of disease and direct benefits of the vaccine for males (Bodson et al, 2016;Kepka et al, 2015).…”

“…Despite parents’ shared health decision-making for their children, mothers in particular are central to HPV vaccination as they are often the parent taking their children to health care visits (Parra-Medina et al, 2015; Roncancio et al, 2019). In the Latinx culture, mothers are seen as the child primary caretaker and responsible for caring for children’s health and taking their children to health care visits (Morales-Campos et al, 2018; Parra-Medina et al, 2015). In light of the confluence of these factors, the purpose of this study was to explore (a) Latinx mothers’ acceptance of the HPV vaccination for their adolescent children, and (b) suggest strategies to promote vaccine uptake among Latinx parents.…”

Pharmacology Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds that Regulate Cervical Cancer Cells

“…Prior reports indicated this cancer contributed with approximately 500,000 new cases and produced between 270,000 and 300,000 deaths in 2015 [9,11,[13][14][15]. However, is clear that Hispanic women have a high incidence of cervical cancer and a significant death rate than other women in the world [16,17]. The described above probably is due to the interaction between genetic factors of the population, geographic locations and environment exposures [18,19].…”

“…The described above probably is due to the interaction between genetic factors of the population, geographic locations and environment exposures [18,19]. In general, the susceptibility to the pathogens as human papillomaviruses (HPV), lifestyle and cultural factors and inadequate medical system contribute to the development of cervical cancer [17][18][19].…”

“…Current information noticed that almost 100 serotypes of HPV exist. But, 2 of these, 16 and 18 serotypes, are related to the development of cervical cancer in Latin women [14,17]. During cervical carcinogenesis, a viral protein E6 sequesters to p53 protein.…”