Human communities defend themselves against specific infectious agents in a way that
extends beyond the simple sum of the immune status of its individuals. By analogy with …

Through heavy, profit-driven marketing, cervical cancer has been (re) constructed in the past
couple of years in North America almost solely as an independent vaccinepreventable …

1 Este texto se presentó el 30 de agosto de 2007 en el seminario “Vacunar contra el virus
del papiloma humano: implicaciones de una decisión”, celebrado en la Universidad …

This chapter provides an intersectional analysis of two approaches to cervical cancer
prevention: Papanicolaou (Pap) screening and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination …

Senhor Editor, Um precursor essencial para o desenvolvimento do câncer do colo do útero,
independentemente do tipo histológico, é a infecção persistente com os tipos oncogênicos …

Cervical cancer is a global health issue that claims over 600,000 lives yearly. While high-
income countries (HICs) record lower incidence rates of cervical cancer, the opposite is true …

The purpose of the present thesis was to examine psychosocial and behavioural factors
associated with the decision-making process involved in uptake of the human …

A large body of evidence supports the prevailing scientific opinion that human
papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are efficacious, safe, and cost-effective. Since first licensure …

This thesis examined the evidence, policy decision-making, and implementation of HPV
vaccination in Canada as a case study to explore normalization versus individualized …

In Canada, parental acceptance and uptake of the HPV vaccine has been low. There is a
need for more effective HPV vaccination health messages for parents. Whether a message …