Awareness of anticancer vaccines among Asian American women with limited english proficiency: an opportunity for improved public health communication.
BACKGROUND
Asian Americans suffer from liver and cervical cancers, both vaccine preventable, yet vaccine awareness has not been described.


METHODS
Cross-sectional survey (6 languages, 380 adult women).


RESULTS
Those with limited English proficiency (LEP) were less likely to have accurate knowledge of cervical cancer vaccine (44% vs. 76%, among the 34% aware of any cancer-preventive vaccines) and were more likely to believe vaccines existed for non-vaccine-preventable cancers. Awareness of anti-liver cancer vaccine was low for both LEP and non-LEP women.


CONCLUSIONS
There is a great need to educate Asian Americans about vaccine-preventable cancers, especially among LEP women.
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. nguyeng@uphs.upenn.edu
Giang T
GT
Nguyen
Amy E
AE
Leader
Wan Ling
WL
Hung
D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000193:education*; D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003144:Communication Barriers; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011634:Public Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D019496:Cancer Vaccines