title: Towards a HPV Vaccine Knowledgebase for Patient Education Content.
abstract: Human papillomavirus is a widespread sexually transmitted infection that can be prevented with vaccination. However, HPV vaccination rates in the United States are disappointingly low. This paper will introduce a patient oriented web ontology intended to provide an interactive way to educate patients about HPV and the HPV vaccine that will to empower patients to make the right vaccination decision. The information gathered for this initial draft of the ontology was primarily taken from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vaccine Information Statements. The ontology currently consists of 160 triples, 141 classes, 52 properties and 55 individuals. For future iterations, we aim to incorporate more information as well as obtain subject matter expert feedback to improve the overall quality of the ontology.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Austin.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Immunization Project, Texas Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.affiliation: Immunization Project, Texas Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boom
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amith
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center.
authors.forename: Cui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tao
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D055552:Infectious Disease Medicine / Q000193:education*; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration; D051188:Knowledge Bases; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013781:Texas; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines