Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Prevention: Ghanaian Adolescent Students’ Perspectives Through Focus Group Discussion
Findings highlight the urgent need for culturally relevant, school-based HPV education programs in Ghana. Interventions should address common misconceptions, promote adolescent-parent communication, and leverage trusted influencers such as healthcare providers and teachers to improve HPV vaccine acceptance.
Authors
- Anjelica Elizondo
- Alex Barimah Owusu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8331-9364)
- Matthew Asare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6831-3586)
- Mary Efua Commeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5480-1941)
- Adofo Koranteng
- Peter Agyei‐Baffour
- Emmanuel Abrefah
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- Baylor University (US)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Ghana Health Service (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31557/apjcp.2025.26.10.3679
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Baylor University
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology