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HPV vaccination

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In collaboration with the CDC, we are studying HPV vaccination behavior among African American women in rural North Carolina. 

§  Public health issue: African American and rural women have high rates of cervical cancer. 

§  Decision science theory: We are examining the role that perceived risk plays in decisions to vaccinate one’s daughter. 

We have completed several HPV vaccination studies and have several others ongoing or just beginning.  The HPV research website and the CHIME Project website have more information on these studies. 

 

 

Communicating genomic test results

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With support of a five year grant from the American Cancer Society, we are examining how to communicate with women about new genomic tests that assess breast cancer recurrence risk. 

§  Public health issue: About 40% of women receiving chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer may not need it.

§  Decision science theory: We are examining the optimal way to communicate the test results to aid decision making about chemotherapy. 

False-positive medical tests

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We are conducting several studies of the effects of false positive tests, including breast and cervical cancer screening. 

§  Public health issue: The US has the highest rate of false positive mammograms in the world, with over 1 in 10 mammograms being false positives. 

§  Decision science theory: We are examining whether anxiety and trust mediate the long term effects on screening women’s behavior.

 

Completed

Preferences for chemotherapy and hospice at end of life

Electronic personal health records.

Internet use by patients with MS and AIDS.

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Risk perceptions among residents of an EPA toxic waste clean-up site. 

Compliance with cholesterol drug-lowering medications.

Anchoring biases in health risk judgments.

Unexplained symptoms among Gulf War veterans.

 

Contact info               

Lab

Health Cognition & Behavioral Lab
Bank of America Building
1748 Franklin St., 2nd Floor, #18
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
(919) 843-3105

Noel Brewer         

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UNC School of Public Health
306 Rosenau Hall, CB# 7440
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919-966-3282  (fax: 919-966-2921)

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  Last updated June 26, 2008