Studies disagree about whether racial and ethnic groups have lower or higher human
papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake, an important issue given large disparities in some …

Health disparities are defined as the preventable difference in the burden of disease, injury,
and violence, or opportunity to achieve optimal health that socially disadvantaged …

BACKGROUND Overall, cervical cancer survival in the United States has been reported to
be among the highest in the world, despite slight decreases over the last decade. Objective …

Abstract The American Cancer Society (ACS) released updated cervical cancer screening
guidelines in 2020 that endorse a shift in practice to primary human papillomavirus (HPV) …

Background: Near elimination of cervical cancer in the United States is possible in coming
decades, yet inequities will delay this achievement for some populations. We sought to …

ABSTRACT HPV vaccination rates have improved in recent years, but remain suboptimal in
the United States. Physician recommendation is associated with increased uptake; however …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) awareness and vaccination among males in the general
population is low. Men in general, but particularly racial/ethnic men, are disproportionately …

Abstract Background Self-identified Black women in the United States have higher cervical
cancer incidence and mortality than the general population, but these differences have not …

Background Health equality is increasingly being considered alongside overall health gain
when assessing public health interventions. However, the trade-off between the direct …

Objectives Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common virus that currently infects nearly 80
million people in the United States (US) and can lead to cancer. HPV vaccination provides …