Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 18, 2026

Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
HPV awareness, knowledge and attitudes among older African-American women
Kellie L Watkins1, Lorraine R Reitzel2, David W Wetter3
1The University of Texas School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Houston, TX, USA.
Objective:
To assess correlates of human papillomavirus (HPV) awareness, knowledge, and attitudes among older, church-going African-American women.
Methods:
Participants (N = 759), aged 40-80, answered survey questions about HPV awareness, knowledge, and attitudes toward vaccination of adolescent daughters. Associations between participant characteristics and HPV items were assessed using chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses.
Results:
Younger age, higher education, a family history of cancer, and less spirituality were each associated with HPV awareness individually, and when considered jointly in a single model (p values <.038). Higher education was related to HPV knowledge (p = .006).
Conclusions:
African-American women of older age, less education, no family history of cancer, and/or higher spirituality might benefit from targeted church-based HPV educational campaigns.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Cancer Prevention
Some...
Cancer Prevention
Surveys
Nursing Assessment of the Genitourinary System I: Health History
Levels of Health Promotion and Illness Prevention
In primary prevention, actions taken before disease onset prevent the disease from...
Cancer Vaccines
Cancer vaccines come in two categories: preventive (prophylactic) and treatment (active). Preventive vaccines, such as the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, protect against viruses that cause certain...

