Barriers to HPV Vaccine Acceptance Among Hispanic Immigrants to the US

Authors

Ruth Larson, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Brian Poole, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

Hispanic Immigrants, Vaccination, Culture, Language

Abstract

•Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing ethnic minority in the United States, making up 18% of the total population.

•This population has lower rates of vaccination for several vaccines, including the COVID-19, HPV, TDAP, influenza, pneumococcal, and Herpes Zoster (Shingles).

•Due to the lower vaccination rates, Hispanics suffer from a larger proportional disease burden for many diseases than their non-Hispanic counterparts.

•Past studies have focused mainly on language barriers, ignoring the complex and diverse culture of Hispanic immigrants that may make an impact on their vaccine uptake.

• The objective of this study is to identify language and cultural barriers that Hispanic immigrants to the United States face in obtaining vaccines.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Larson, Ruth and Poole, Brian, "Barriers to HPV Vaccine Acceptance Among Hispanic Immigrants to the US" (2024). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2024. 48.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2024/48

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2024-03-21

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Microbiology and Molecular Biology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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