Development and Implementation of an HPV Vaccination Survey for American Indians in Cherokee Nation

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 1;18(17):9239. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18179239.

Abstract

Improving human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates is a public health priority and a crucial cancer prevention goal. We designed a survey to estimate HPV vaccination coverage and understand factors associated with HPV vaccination among American Indian adolescents aged 9 to 17 years in Cherokee Nation, United States. The final survey contains 37 questions across 10 content areas, including HPV vaccination awareness, initiation, reasons, recommendations, and beliefs. This process paper provides an overview of the survey development. We focus on the collaborative process of a tribal-academic partnership and discuss methodological decisions regarding survey sampling, measures, testing, and administration.

Keywords: American Indian; HPV vaccination; indigenous data sovereignty; questionnaire; survey design.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • American Indian or Alaska Native
  • Humans
  • Immunization
  • Papillomavirus Infections* / prevention & control
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines*
  • United States
  • Vaccination

Substances

  • Papillomavirus Vaccines