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Surveys Feel free to use our surveys in part or in total, but please cite the relevant study when reporting findings. Parents -Caregiver Study, surveys at baseline (2007) and follow-up (2008). We recommend these over the Person County survey (2006). -CHIAS, Carolina HPV Immunization Attitude and Belief Scale survey (2009) -Mother-daughter communication survey (2009) -Botswana Study survey (2009) Males -Men’s Study survey (2009) -Son’s Study surveys, parents and sons (2010) Healthcare Providers -Provider Study survey (2007) -NC school health centers survey (2010) -Extramural school-located vaccine program survey (2010) People Collaborators and staff for our HPV studies are listed here. Steve Hackbarth, Katie Keating, Noel Brewer, Christina Ludema, Jessica Hughes, Karen Ziarnowski Contact info Noel Brewer ntbxunc.edu (change x to @) UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health 325A Rosenau Hall, CB 7440 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 T: 919.966.3282 F: 919.966.2921 Funding Disclosure Our research has been funded at different times by the CDC, Merck and GSK. Dr. Brewer has been a paid member of advisory boards for Merck from 2011 to 2013.

Ongoing Cervical Cancer-Free NC An initiative to end or substantially reduce cervical cancer in North Carolina by increasing HPV vaccination and screening. Some CCFNC projects: AFIX Evaluation. Partnership with NC Immunization Branch to improve adolescent vaccine provision. NC Cervical Cancer Resource Directory. School Heath Center Study. Increasing uptake of adolescent vaccine in schools with health centers. Sons Study National study of beliefs about HPV vaccination among boys ages 11-17. Botswana Study Collaboration with Dr. Yumi DiAngi, examining HPV vaccine acceptability in Botswana. Self-sampler Study Collaboration with Dr. Jennifer Smith, examining acceptability of a mailed HPV self-resting kit for use with high risk, low income women. Completed HPV vaccine-related studies in the Health Cognition and Behavioral Lab are below. Mother-Daughter Study CDC-funded study of how mothers and daughters talk about HPV vaccine. CHIME Project The Carolina HPV Immunization Measurement and Evaluation (CHIME) Project comprises five studies of HPV vaccination decision making and impact. The CDC-funded project is in areas of North Carolina with high cervical cancer rates. Men’s Study Study of beliefs about HPV vaccination among men who have sex with men. South-central NC Intervention Collaboration with North Carolina health directors on an intervention to increase HPV vaccine uptake. Cognitive Testing Study Examining the best way to assess beliefs about the HPV vaccine, with partners from the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network. Systematic Review Brewer, N. T., & Fazekas, K. I. (2007).  Predictors of HPV vaccine acceptability: A theory-informed systematic review.  Preventive Medicine, 45, 107-114.  Download pdf Behavioral Disinhibition Study Examined whether vaccination leads to behavioral disinhibition. Person County Study Interviews with women in Person County, North Carolina about vaccinating themselves and their daughters against HPV.

Articles Featured Brewer, N. T., Gottlieb, S. L., Reiter, P. L., McRee, A. L., Liddon, N., Markowitz, L., & Smith, J. S. (2011). Longitudinal Predictors of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Initiation Among Adolescent Girls in a High-Risk Geographic Area. Sexually Transmitted Disease, 38, 197-204. Download pdf Brewer, N. T., & Fazekas, K. I. (2007). Predictors of HPV vaccine acceptability: A theory-informed systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 45, 107-114. Download pdf Reiter, P. L., Brewer, N. T., Gottlieb, S. L., McRee, A. L., & Smith, J. S. (2009). Parents’ health beliefs and HPV vaccination of their adolescent daughters. Social Science & Medicine, 69, 475-480. Download pdf In Press Robitz, R., Gottlieb, S. L., De Rosa, C. J., Guerry, S. L., Liddon, N., Zaidi, A., Walker, S., Smith, J. S., Brewer, N. T., Markowitz, L. E. (in press). Parent attitudes about school requirements for human papillomavirus vaccine in high-risk communities of Los Angeles, California. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. Reiter, P. L. & Brewer, N. T. (in press). Hepatitis B vaccination among a national sample of gay and bisexual men. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Becker-Dreps, S., Otieno, W. A., Brewer, N. T., Agot, K., & Smith, J. S. (in press). HPV vaccine acceptability among Kenyan women, Vaccine. Reiter, P. L., Cates, J. R., McRee, A. L., Gottlieb, S. L., Shafer, A., Smith, J. S., & Brewer, N. T. (in press). Statewide HPV vaccine initiation among adolescent females in North Carolina. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. McRee, A. L., Brewer, N. T., Reiter, P. L., Gottlieb, S. G., & Smith, J. S. (in press). The Carolina HPV Immunization Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (CHIAS): Scale development and associations with intentions to vaccinate. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Download pdf Reiter, P. L., Brewer, N. T., & Smith, J. S. (in press). Human papillomavirus knowledge and vaccine acceptability among a national sample of heterosexual men. Sexually Transmitted Infections. Download pdf Gilbert, P., Brewer, N. T., Reiter, P. L., & Smith, J. S. (in press). HPV vaccine acceptability in heterosexual, gay, and bisexual men. American Journal of Men’s Health. Download pdf Cates, J. R., Shafer, A., Dillman Carpentier, F., Reiter, P. R., Brewer, N. T., McRee, A. L., & Smith, J. S. (in press). How parents hear about HPV vaccine: Implications for uptake. Journal of Adolescent Health. Gierisch, J. N., Reiter, P. L., Rimer, B. K., & Brewer, N. T. (in press). Standard definitions of adherence for infrequent yet repeated health Behaviors. American Journal of Health Behavior. 2011 Brewer, N. T., Gottlieb, S. L., Reiter, P. L., McRee, A. L., Liddon, N., Markowitz, L., & Smith, J. S. (2011). Longitudinal Predictors of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Initiation Among Adolescent Girls in a High-Risk Geographic Area. Sexually Transmitted Disease, 38(3), 197-204. Download pdf Gilbert, P., Brewer, N. T., & Reiter, P. L. (2011). Association of HPV-related knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs with HIV status: A national study of gay men. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Diseases, 15(2), 83-88. PMID: 21169868. Download pdf Kadis, J. A., McRee, A. L., Gottlieb, S. L., Lee, M. R., Reiter, P. L., Dittus, P. J., & Brewer, N. T. (2011). Mothers’ support for voluntary provision of HPV vaccine in schools, Vaccine, 29, 2542-2547. Download pdf McRee, A. L., Reiter, P. L., Gottlieb, S. L., & Brewer, N. T. (2011). Mother-daughter communication about HPV vaccine. Journal of Adolescent Health, 48(3), 314-317. Download pdf Reiter, P. L., McRee, A. L., Gottlieb, S. L., & Brewer, N. T. (2011). Correlates of receiving recommended adolescent vaccines among adolescent females in North Carolina. Human Vaccines, 7(1), 67-73. PMID: 21263224. Download pdf Reiter, P. L., McRee, A. L., Gottlieb, S. L., Markowitz, L. E., & Brewer, N. T. (2011). Uptake of 2009 H1N1 vaccine among adolescent females. Human Vaccines, 7(2), 191-196. Download pdf Richman, A. R., Brewer, N. T., Liebman, A., Rinas, A. C., Smith, J. S. (2011). Optimising human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing for high risk women. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 87(2), 118-122. Download pdf Schuler, C. L., Reiter, P. L., Smith, J. S., & Brewer, N. T. (2011). HPV vaccine and behavioral disinhibition. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 87, 349-353. Download pdf 2010 Brewer, N. T., Ng, T. W., McRee, A. L., Smith, J. S., & Reiter, P. L. (2010). Men’s beliefs about HPV-related disease. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 33, 274-281. Download pdf Reiter, P. L., Cates, J. R., McRee, A. L., Gottlieb, S. L., Shafer, A., Smith, J. S., & Brewer, N. T. (2010). Statewide HPV vaccine initiation among adolescent females in North Carolina. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 37(9), 549-556. Download pdf Reiter, P. L., Pendergraft, W., & Brewer, N. T. (2010). Meta-analysis of human papillomavirus infection concordance. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, 19(11), 2916-31. Download pdf McRee, A. L., Reiter, P. L., & Brewer, N. T. (2010). Vaccinating adolescent girls against human papillomavirus - who decides? [Research letter] Preventive Medicine, 50, 213-214. Download pdf McRee, A. L., Reiter, P. L., Chantala, K., & Brewer, N. T. (2010). Does framing HPV vaccine as preventing cancer in men increase vaccine acceptability? Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 19(8), 1937-1944. Download pdf Reed, A. C., Reiter, P. L., Smith, J. S., Palefsky, J. M., & Brewer, N. T. (2010). Gay and bisexual men’s willingness to receive anal pap testing. American Journal of Public Health, 100, 1123-1129. Download pdf Reiter, P. L., Brewer, N. T., McRee, A. L., Gilbert, P., & Smith, J. S. (2010). Acceptability of HPV vaccine among a national sample of gay and bisexual men. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 37(3), 197-203. Download pdf Salz, T., Brewer, N. T., Smith, J. S., & Gottlieb, S. L. (2010). The association between cervical abnormalities and attitudes toward cervical health prevention, Journal of Women’s Health, 19(11), 2011-2016. Download pdf 2009 Cates, J. R., Brewer, N. T., Fazekas, K. I., Mitchell, C. E., & Smith, J. S. (2009). Racial differences in HPV knowledge, HPV vaccine acceptability, and related beliefs among rural, Southern women. Journal of Rural Health, 25, 93-97. Download pdf Chang, Y., Brewer, N. T., Rinas, A., Schmidt, K., & Smith, J. S. (2009). Evaluating the impact of the human papillomavirus vaccine. Vaccine, 27, 4355-4362. Download pdf Gottlieb, S. L., Brewer, N. T., Smith, J. S., Keating, K. M., & Markowitz, L. E. (2009). Availability of human papillomavirus vaccine at medical practices in an area with elevated rates of cervical cancer. Journal of Adolescent Health, 45, 438-444. Download pdf Gottlieb, S. L., Brewer, N. T., Sternberg, M. R., Smith, J. S., Ziarnowski, K., Liddon, N., & Markowitz, L. E. (2009). HPV vaccine initiation in an area with elevated rates of cervical cancer. Journal of Adolescent Health, 45, 430-437. Download pdf Hughes, J., Cates, J. R., Liddon, N., Smith, J. S., Gottlieb, S. L., & Brewer, N. T. (2009). Disparities in how parents are learning about the human papillomavirus vaccine. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 18, 363-372. Download pdf Reiter, P. L., Brewer, N. T., Gottlieb, S. L., McRee, A. L., & Smith, J. S. (2009). How much will it hurt? HPV vaccine side effects and influence on completion of the three-dose regimen. Vaccine, 27, 6840-6844. Download pdf Reiter, P. L., Brewer, N. T., Gottlieb, S. L., McRee, A. L., & Smith, J. S. (2009). Parents’ health beliefs and HPV vaccination of their adolescent daughters. Social Science & Medicine, 69, 475-480. Download pdf Ziarnowski, K., & Brewer, N. T. (2009). Present choices, future outcomes: Anticipated regret and HPV vaccination. Preventive Medicine, 48, 411-414. Download pdf 2008 Fazekas, K. I., Brewer, N. T., & Smith, J. S. (2008). HPV vaccine acceptability in a rural, Southern area. Journal of Women’s Health, 17, 539-548. Download pdf Keating, K., Brewer, N. T., Gottlieb, S., Liddon, N., Ludema, C., & Smith, J. S. (2008). Potential barriers to HPV vaccine provision among medical practices in an area with high rates of cervical cancer. Journal of Adolescent Health, 43, S61-S67. Download pdf Sperber, N. R., Brewer, N.T., and Smith, J. S. (2008). Influence of parent characteristics and disease outcome framing on HPV vaccine acceptability among rural, Southern women. Cancer Causes & Control, 19, 115-118. Download pdf 2007 Brewer, N. T., Cuite, C. L., Herrington, J., & Weinstein, N. D. (2007). Risk compensation and vaccination: Can getting vaccinated cause people to engage in risky behaviors? Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 34, 95-99. Download pdf Brewer, N. T., & Fazekas, K. I. (2007). Predictors of HPV vaccine acceptability: A theory-informed systematic review. 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