Research
This website should answer your questions on HPV immunisation. But if you’d like to know more about the virus and how the HPV vaccine has been developed, you may find these documents helpful.
Health Scotland Research
HPV Advertising Pretest Report 2008
Pre-testing of advertising concepts to support the HPV vaccine programme
Pre-testing of DVD to support delivery of the HPV immunisation programme in schools
HPV Leaflets Pretest Report 2008
Pre-testing of communications about the implementation of the HPV immunisation programme
Final Report of research to assess knowledge of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and cervical cancer, and attitudes towards HPV immunisation amongst young people, parents, education and health professionals. The health information needs of these groups were also assessed as part of the research.
Executive Summary of research to assess knowledge of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and cervical cancer, and attitudes towards HPV immunisation amongst young people, parents, education and health professionals. The health information needs of these groups were also assessed as part of the research.
HPV Attitudinal Research: Overview of Key Findings and Recommendations for Communications Strategy
NHS Health Scotland, in partnership with Health Protection Scotland, commissioned attitudinal research and pre-testing research to ascertain the knowledge and attitudes of parents, young people and health and educational professionals in Scotland towards a proposed HPV immunisation campaign. This is an overview of the key findings across all the research.
Other research
HPV and cervical cancer: United Kingdom (World Health Organization 2007)
This report has statistics for all of the UK. It looks at the most common types of HPV, who gets cervical cancer and survival rates from the disease.
European public assessment report: Cervarix (European Medicines Agency)
This report explains how the HPV vaccine was licensed for use in Scotland and other European countries based on the results of clinical trials.
HPV and cervical cancer – the facts (Royal College of Nursing 2006)
This booklet provides nurses with detailed information about how HPV causes cancer.
