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Perceptions and Practices Among Students, Parents, and Teachers of the Human Papilloma Virus( HPV) vaccine : A Pilot Feasibility Study from Rural Kerala

2025-12-27 public and global health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundIndia bears the worlds highest cervical cancer burden, yet awareness and uptake of the effective HPV vaccine remain low. Although Kerala has initiated pilot HPV vaccination programmes, stakeholder knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) are not well documented. This pilot study aimed to assess the feasibility of a KAP study and to identify gaps in the questionnaire, for future analytical modelling. MethodsA cross-sectional pilot study was conducted in a school in Pulinkunnu, Kerala,...

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