Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
2805 University of Houston-Downtown (144693)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Angelica Roncancio
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 324,248
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): Yes
Start and End Dates: 8/31/22 - 8/31/25
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Social Sciences
Department, Center, School, or Institute: College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Increasing the use of HPV vaccination services among medically underserved young adults
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
Cancer Prevention & Institue of Texas
CFDA: n/a
Program Title: n/a
Note:
Previous HPV vaccination efforts among young adults aged 18-26, have identified several barriers to vaccination including a lack of insurance, a lack of transportation, not seeking medical care unless they were ill, a lack of awareness of that they should receive the HPV vaccine and health care providers missing opportunities to recommend the vaccine to this age group. Plans to overcome barriers. We will implement a provider-directed intervention (PDI), practice-level intervention (PLI) and community education and outreach. Organizational capacity and readiness assessments will identify the factors that influence the HPV vaccination practices of health care providers. Using a participatory approach, we will (1) survey providers to evaluate baseline HPV vaccine knowledge, attitudes and behaviors, and practice policy; and (2) observe patients and clinic staff to understand vaccination practices in each clinic and identify barriers. The results will identify baseline levels of health care provider knowledge of the vaccine and inform the development of the PDI and PLI to increase HPV vaccination (initiation and completion) among patients. The PDI will emphasize meeting the ACIP recommendations and best practices for HPV vaccination. We will implement community level education and outreach for residents and training for health care professionals. Our comprehensive approach promotes best practices by training providers and clinic staff to disseminate information on HPV and the HPV vaccine. It improves patient-provider communication; and enhances health care systems capacity to improve the delivery of HPV vaccines to clinic patients. Priority population to be served. The goal of project is to increase HPV vaccination (initiation and completion) among underserved, predominantly low-income, young adult patients served by five clinics in Brazoria and Galveston Counties and seven clinics in Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe and Victoria Counties. Increasing HPV vaccination among young adults in these counties has the potential to reduce HPV-associated cancers in MUA/HPSA counties in Texas.
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