Research Faculty, Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities, University of South Carolina, 220 Stoneridge Dr, Ste 208, Columbia, SC 29210, USA.
J Natl Med Assoc. 2012 Mar-Apr;104(3-4):194-8. doi: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30137-1.
To evaluate the knowledge, perceptions, and effectiveness of an human papillomavirus (HPV)/cervical cancer education/prevention program.
Approximately 50 middle and high school girls and their mothers participated in the 7-part educational series. Qualitative pre-evaluations and postevaluations were completed for every session, followed by culminating focus groups with mothers and daughters separately.
Common themes included lack of basic knowledge about HPV and its related cancers. Additionally, mothers and daughters expressed difficulty in communicating with one another about healthy relationships; however, during the focus groups, both mothers and daughters discussed how they had utilized effective communication tools to discuss sensitive topics and make informed decisions together.
Despite recent HPV prevention campaigns, more innovative strategies must be implemented to educate more mothers and daughters of HPV and its dangers. Additionally, in educating communities about HPV and associated cancers, more innovative strategies should be mobilized to trigger discussions regarding protective behaviors against HPV.
评估人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）/宫颈癌教育/预防计划的知识、认知和效果。
约有 50 名中学女生及其母亲参加了 7 部分的教育系列课程。对每一部分都进行了定性的预评估和后评估，然后分别对母亲和女儿进行了总结性的焦点小组讨论。
常见的主题包括缺乏关于 HPV 及其相关癌症的基本知识。此外，母亲和女儿表示很难就健康的人际关系进行沟通；然而，在焦点小组中，母亲和女儿都讨论了她们如何利用有效的沟通工具来讨论敏感话题，并共同做出明智的决定。
尽管最近开展了 HPV 预防运动，但必须实施更具创新性的战略，对更多的母亲和女儿进行 HPV 及其危害的教育。此外，在对 HPV 及其相关癌症的社区进行教育时，应调动更多的创新战略，以引发关于预防 HPV 的保护性行为的讨论。
