Development of an intervention to increase HPV vaccine uptake in Colombia
Abstract Background The Global Strategy for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer as a Public Health Problem proposed a goal of 90% coverage for HPV vaccination in girls between 9 and 14 years of age by 2030. However, despite the efficacy and safety of the vaccine, its coverage in Colombia remains low....
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| description | Abstract Background The Global Strategy for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer as a Public Health Problem proposed a goal of 90% coverage for HPV vaccination in girls between 9 and 14 years of age by 2030. However, despite the efficacy and safety of the vaccine, its coverage in Colombia remains low. The aim of this paper is to provide a detailed description of the creation of a protocol for an intervention to increase HPV vaccine uptake among vaccine-eligible children and adolescents in a school setting. Methods This intervention development protocol was co-created with nine teachers, five nurses, nine parents, and seven girls in two workshops. Using structured worksheets, the transcripts of the workshops were integrated with the behavioral diagnosis resulting from the COM-B model and the intervention options from the Behavior Change Wheel. Results The findings suggest that participants want to receive information through different means, according to their age, such as messages and videos from experts on viruses for parents, games and workshops for girls, and testimonials for all. The protocol “Superprotegidas” integrates such strategies. Discussion The co-creation workshop identified the unique information sources and messages among stakeholders in this community. Basing the behavioral analysis on the COM-B model and the interventions on the Behavior Change Wheel undergirds the planned subsequent randomized clinical trial in a larger population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d63ff3dbe9eb4967a5401a10d3bc8fff2025-08-20T01:59:57ZengBMCPilot and Feasibility Studies2055-57842025-05-0111111010.1186/s40814-025-01609-5Development of an intervention to increase HPV vaccine uptake in ColombiaVeronica Cordoba-Sanchez0Mariantonia Lemos1Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin2Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de San BuenaventuraPrograma de Psicología, Escuela de Artes y Humanidades, Universidad EAFITUniversity of Michigan School of Medicine, Joint Appointment, The School of Public Health, The University of MichiganAbstract Background The Global Strategy for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer as a Public Health Problem proposed a goal of 90% coverage for HPV vaccination in girls between 9 and 14 years of age by 2030. However, despite the efficacy and safety of the vaccine, its coverage in Colombia remains low. The aim of this paper is to provide a detailed description of the creation of a protocol for an intervention to increase HPV vaccine uptake among vaccine-eligible children and adolescents in a school setting. Methods This intervention development protocol was co-created with nine teachers, five nurses, nine parents, and seven girls in two workshops. Using structured worksheets, the transcripts of the workshops were integrated with the behavioral diagnosis resulting from the COM-B model and the intervention options from the Behavior Change Wheel. Results The findings suggest that participants want to receive information through different means, according to their age, such as messages and videos from experts on viruses for parents, games and workshops for girls, and testimonials for all. The protocol “Superprotegidas” integrates such strategies. Discussion The co-creation workshop identified the unique information sources and messages among stakeholders in this community. Basing the behavioral analysis on the COM-B model and the interventions on the Behavior Change Wheel undergirds the planned subsequent randomized clinical trial in a larger population.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01609-5HPV vaccinationCervical cancerHuman papillomavirusComplex interventionBehavior change |
| spellingShingle | Veronica Cordoba-Sanchez Mariantonia Lemos Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin Development of an intervention to increase HPV vaccine uptake in Colombia Pilot and Feasibility Studies HPV vaccination Cervical cancer Human papillomavirus Complex intervention Behavior change |
| title | Development of an intervention to increase HPV vaccine uptake in Colombia |
| title_full | Development of an intervention to increase HPV vaccine uptake in Colombia |
| title_fullStr | Development of an intervention to increase HPV vaccine uptake in Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of an intervention to increase HPV vaccine uptake in Colombia |
| title_short | Development of an intervention to increase HPV vaccine uptake in Colombia |
| title_sort | development of an intervention to increase hpv vaccine uptake in colombia |
| topic | HPV vaccination Cervical cancer Human papillomavirus Complex intervention Behavior change |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01609-5 |
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