title: Human papillomavirus and the HPV vaccine: are the benefits worth the risks?
abstract: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most commonly sexually transmitted infection in the United States. This article gives an overview and discussion of HPV virus types and transmission, and the quadrivalent vaccine now available to protect against it. Included are the nursing implications for the HPV vaccine related to education and counseling of parents, patients, and young adult women regarding HPV vaccination, for whom the vaccine is indicated.
authors.affiliation: Program in Nursing Science, Department of Nursing, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. mdknudts@uci.edu
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knudtson
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tiso
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D026683:Advisory Committees; D002648:Child; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D024802:Nurse's Role; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines