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  title info:
    title: School Nurses' Role as Opinion Leaders Regarding the HPV Vaccine for Youth
  name:
    name part: Rosen, Brittany Leigh
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Goodson, Patricia
    name part: 1958-
    role:
      role term: thesis advisor.
  name:
    name part: Texas A & M University
    role:
      role term: degree granting institution.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: txu
    date issued: 2013
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource.
  abstract: The most common sexually transmitted infection for both males and females is the human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is responsible for nearly all cervical cancers. Currently, an HPV vaccine is available; however, HPV vaccination rates for US adolescents are dismal. School nurses serve as the person connecting medical and school communities, and are a critical component in assisting families traverse the medical and educational systems. Thus, there is reason to assume school nurses can be key opinion leaders regarding the HPV vaccine. The purpose of this study was to: (1) explain how the Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) theory explains school nurses' roles as opinion leaders regarding the HPV vaccine; (2) document current literature regarding healthcare providers' perspectives and practice regarding the HPV vaccine; and (3) evaluate school nurses' knowledge, attitudes, perceptions of being an opinion leader and professional practice regarding the HPV vaccine for youth. DOI states opinion leaders influence the rate of an innovation (e.g., the HPV vaccine). We argue school nurses are opinion leaders for the HPV vaccine because of their unique leadership position through their cross-disciplinary understanding of the educational and health systems. The systematic literature review included 28 studies of healthcare providers. The main barrier, vaccine cost, was identified in 12 reports. Additionally, females and older adolescents were more frequently vaccinated than males and younger adolescents. To examine school nurses' knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and professional practice regarding the HPV vaccine, the study included a sample of 413 school nurses. Structural equation modeling revealed knowledge influenced attitudes, attitudes affected perceptions and professional practices, and perceptions predicted professional practice. Furthermore, the perceptions variable was found to be a partial mediator in the model. Practitioners designing programs to engage school nurses in d…
  note: by Brittany Leigh Rosen.
  note: "Major Subject: Health Education"
  note: Includes vita.
  note: Doctor of Philosophy Texas A & M University 2013 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151111
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  note: Text (Dissertation)
  subject:
    topic: Major Health Education
  subject:
    topic: school nurses
  subject:
    topic: HPV vaccine
  subject:
    topic: opinion leaders
  subject:
    topic: knowledge
  subject:
    topic: attitudes
  subject:
    topic: perceptions
  subject:
    topic: professional practice
  identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151111
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 140328
    record change date: 20151206094932.0
    record identifier: in00003436481
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng