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

Sameer Vali Gopalani, Amanda E. Janitz, Margie Burkhart, Janis E. Campbell, Sydney A. Martinez, Ashley H. White, Sixia Chen, Amber S. Anderson, Stephanie F. Pharr, Scott Patrick and Ashley Comiford
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Sameer Vali Gopalani: Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
Amanda E. Janitz: Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
Margie Burkhart: Cherokee Nation Public Health, Tahlequah, OK 74464, USA
Janis E. Campbell: Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
Sydney A. Martinez: Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
Ashley H. White: Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
Sixia Chen: Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
Amber S. Anderson: Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
Stephanie F. Pharr: OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
Scott Patrick: Cherokee Nation Public Health, Tahlequah, OK 74464, USA
Ashley Comiford: Cherokee Nation Public Health, Tahlequah, OK 74464, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 17, 1-12

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; survey design; questionnaire (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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