Which changes in adolescents' knowledge, attitudes, and practices following a school-based intervention in France increase HPV vaccination uptake and intentions? A mediation analysis
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Authors
- Sébastien Bruel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7413-5248)
- Jocelyn Raude (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8020-4975)
- Aurélie Gauchet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1144-403X)
- Morgane Michel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6090-8211)
- Anne‐Sophie Barret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1570-1774)
- Judith E. Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0797-9971)
- Nathalie Thilly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1655-0624)
- Amanda Munoz
- Anne-Sophie Le Duc-Banaszuk
- Damien Oudin Doglioni
- Amandine Gagneux-Brunon
Institutions
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Institut Pasteur (FR)
- École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Santé Publique France (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail (FR)
- Hôpital Robert-Debré (FR)
- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (FR)
- Interdisciplinarité en Santé Publique Interventions et Instruments de mesure complexes – Région Est (FR)
- Université de Rennes (FR)
- Université Savoie Mont Blanc (FR)
- Université Jean Monnet (FR)
- Université Grenoble Alpes (FR)
- Université de Lorraine (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccine
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.129150
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Alliance Nationale pour les Sciences de la Vie et de la Santé
- Institut pour la Recherche en Santé Publique