“…One large study identified disrespectful treatment, embarrassment with being weighed, negative attitudes of providers, unsolicited weight loss advice, and poorly fit equipment and facilities as reasons why women with obesity were more likely to delay screening for breast and cervical cancer (Amy, Aalborg, Lyons, & Keranen, 2006). Previous studies have noted mixed findings when assessing disparities by body weight in receipt of HPV, pneumococcus, or influenza vaccinations, but no HPV vaccination studies have included adolescent and adult women in a large, nationally representative sample or controlled for known confounders such as differences in healthcare utilization (Harper et al, 2014; Harris, Moniz, Iott, Power, & Griggs, 2016; Sundaram, Mason, & Basta, 2016).…”