Publications by authors named "Tania M Martinez"

Objective: The purpose of this study was to understand through a quantitative assessment, the views of HPV and HPV vaccination among parents of sons from a FQHC in PR.

Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was given to a convenience sample of 200 parents of sons 9-17 years old.

Results: Nearly 30% of the parents reported that their sons had initiated the HPV vaccine regimen.

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The purpose of this study was to describe the socio-demographic characteristics, awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV), and willingness to vaccinate among a convenience sample of 60 immigrant Dominican parents of adolescent sons in a Federal Qualified Health Clinic in Puerto Rico. Participation involved completing a self-administered survey. Even though more than half of the parents had not received proper HPV vaccine orientation from healthcare provider (58.

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