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UK healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards the introduction of varicella vaccine into the routine childhood vaccination schedule and their preferences for administration (2024)
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Background Varicella (chickenpox) is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Although typically mild, varicella can cause complications leading to severe illness and even death. Safe and effective varicella vaccines are ava... Read More about UK healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards the introduction of varicella vaccine into the routine childhood vaccination schedule and their preferences for administration.

Revisiting Snodgrass and Vanderwart in Photograph Form: The Keele Photo Stimulus Set (KPSS) (2024)
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Over the last 40 years, object recognition studies have moved from using simple line-drawings, to more detailed illustrations, to more ecologically valid photographic representations. Researchers now have access to various stimuli sets, however, exis... Read More about Revisiting Snodgrass and Vanderwart in Photograph Form: The Keele Photo Stimulus Set (KPSS).

Psychosocial factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the UK: a prospective cohort study (CoVAccS – wave 3) (2023)
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Background We investigated factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake, future vaccination intentions, and changes in beliefs and attitudes over time. Methods Prospective cohort study. 1500 participants completed an online survey in January... Read More about Psychosocial factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the UK: a prospective cohort study (CoVAccS – wave 3).

Parental acceptance of and preferences for administration of routine varicella vaccination in the UK: a study to inform policy (2023)
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Objectives. To explore acceptability of and preferences for the introduction of varicella vaccination to the UK childhood immunisation schedule. Design. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey exploring parental attitudes towards vaccines in g... Read More about Parental acceptance of and preferences for administration of routine varicella vaccination in the UK: a study to inform policy.

Parents’ intention to vaccinate their child for COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 3) (2022)
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AbstractObjectivesTo investigate UK parents’ vaccination intention at a time when COVID-19 vaccination was available to some children.Study designData reported are from the second wave of a prospective cohort study.MethodsOnline survey of 270 UK pare... Read More about Parents’ intention to vaccinate their child for COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 3).

Parents’ intention to vaccinate their child for COVID-19: a mixed-methods study (CoVAccS – wave 3) (2022)
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Aim: To investigate UK parents’ vaccination intention at a time when COVID-19 vaccination was available to some children. Methods: Data reported are from the second wave of a prospective cohort study. We conducted a mixed-methods study using an on... Read More about Parents’ intention to vaccinate their child for COVID-19: a mixed-methods study (CoVAccS – wave 3).

Psychological factors associated with reporting side effects following COVID-19 vaccination: a prospective cohort study (CoVAccS – wave 3) (2022)
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Objective: To investigate symptom reporting following the first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses, attribution of symptoms to the vaccine, and factors associated with symptom reporting. Methods: Prospective cohort study (T1: 13-15 January 2021, T2:... Read More about Psychological factors associated with reporting side effects following COVID-19 vaccination: a prospective cohort study (CoVAccS – wave 3).

Feasibility and acceptability of telehealth and contactless delivery of human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing for cervical screening with Māori and Pacific women in a COVID-19 outbreak in Aotearoa New Zealand. (2022)
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Aim: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth offer and contactless delivery of human papillomavirus (HPV) cervical screening self-test during the 2021 COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown in Auckland, New Zealand. Methods: A small proo... Read More about Feasibility and acceptability of telehealth and contactless delivery of human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing for cervical screening with Māori and Pacific women in a COVID-19 outbreak in Aotearoa New Zealand..

Feasibility and acceptability of telehealth and contactless delivery of Human Papillomavirus self-testing for cervical screening with Maori and Pacific women in a COVID-19 outbreak in Aotearoa, New Zealand (2022)
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AIM: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth offer and contactless delivery of human papillomavirus (HPV) cervical screening self-test during the 2021 COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown in Auckland, New Zealand. METHODS: A small proo... Read More about Feasibility and acceptability of telehealth and contactless delivery of Human Papillomavirus self-testing for cervical screening with Maori and Pacific women in a COVID-19 outbreak in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Human Papillomavirus self-testing among un- and under-screened Maori, Pasifika, and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: a preference survey among responders and interviews with clinical-trial non-responders (2022)
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Introduction Maori, Pasifika, and Asian women are less likely to attend cervical screening and Maori and Pasifika women are more likely to be diagnosed with later-stage cervical cancer than other women in Aotearoa New Zealand. This study – with unde... Read More about Human Papillomavirus self-testing among un- and under-screened Maori, Pasifika, and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: a preference survey among responders and interviews with clinical-trial non-responders.

Which interventions improve HPV vaccination uptake and intention in children, adolescents and young adults? An umbrella review (2022)
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Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination offers protection against the virus responsible for cervical, oropharyngeal, anal, vulval and penile cancers. However, there is considerable variation across, and even within, countries as to how HPV... Read More about Which interventions improve HPV vaccination uptake and intention in children, adolescents and young adults? An umbrella review.

HPV vaccination and cervical screening: the knowledge and attitudes of mothers of adolescent girls (2022)
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Objective: Mothers play a significant role in decision making about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for their daughters and about cervical screening attendance for themselves. This study had three objectives, to explore: 1) mothers’ knowledge... Read More about HPV vaccination and cervical screening: the knowledge and attitudes of mothers of adolescent girls.

Side-effect expectations from COVID-19 vaccination: findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2) (2022)
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Objectives: Concern about side effects is one of the most common reasons for refusing vaccination. Side-effect expectations are also known to predict perception of side effects. We aimed to investigate the percentage of people who thought side effect... Read More about Side-effect expectations from COVID-19 vaccination: findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2).

COVID-19 vaccination acceptability in the UK at the start of the vaccination programme: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2) (2021)
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Objectives: To investigate factors associated with intention to have the COVID-19 vaccination following initiation of the UK national vaccination programme. Study Design: 1,500 adults completed an online cross-sectional survey (13th–15th January 2021... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination acceptability in the UK at the start of the vaccination programme: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2).

Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling among never- and under-screened indigenous Maori, Pacific and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Feasibility Study (2021)
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In Aotearoa New Zealand the majority of cervical cancer cases occur in women who have never been screened or are under-screened. Wahine Maori, Pacific and Asian women have the lowest rate of cervical screening. Self-sampling for human papillomavirus... Read More about Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling among never- and under-screened indigenous Maori, Pacific and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Feasibility Study.

A mixed-methods study to assess COVID-19 vaccination acceptability among university students in the United Arab Emirates (2021)
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To effectively achieve herd immunity against COVID-19, a substantial proportion of a population would need to be vaccinated. However, vaccine hesitancy and refusal are significant issues globally. This mixed-methods study aimed to investigate univers... Read More about A mixed-methods study to assess COVID-19 vaccination acceptability among university students in the United Arab Emirates.

Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey (2021)
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the likelihood of having the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals who were eligible to receive it. DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in July 2020. We included predicto... Read More about Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey.

Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK (2021)
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Objective: To investigate the likelihood of having the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals who were eligible to receive it. Design: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in July 2020. We included predi... Read More about Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK.

Recommendations for implementing HPV self-testing in Aotearoa (2021)
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In Budget 2021 published earlier this month, the Government made the welcome and long-awaited announcement that they will invest “up to $53 million to complete the design of and implement a new human papillomavirus (HPV) test” in 2023.

COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (2020)
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Aim: To investigate factors associated with intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Methods: Online cross-sectional survey of 1,500 UK adults, recruited from an existing online research panel. Data were collected between 14th and 17th July 2020.... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey.