Open AccessPredictors of Human Papillomavirus Seropositivity in Appalachian Women Aged 18 to 26 Years
Author(s) -
Mack T. Ruffin,
Erinn M. Hade,
Patrick J. Fahey,
Lisa M. Christian,
Electra D. Paskett,
Diane M. Harper
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001416
Subject(s) - medicine , human papillomavirus , seroprevalence , hpv infection , vaccination , immunology , stressor , serology , demography , cervical cancer , antibody , cancer , clinical psychology , sociology
Key informants of the Appalachian community questioned whether their unique environmental stressors would alter their immune response to human papillomavirus (HPV) infections. The primary aim of this study is to determine predictors of HPV seroprevalence to at least 1 of the 4 vaccine-related HPV types before vaccination using a psychoneuroimmunologic model in Appalachian women.