Citizen intervention in a religious ban on in-school HPV vaccine administration in Calgary, Canada

Guichon, Juliet R.; Mitchell, Ian; Buffler, Patricia A.; Caplan, Art

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.06.005

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“…In Uttar Pradesh, India, the community demanded, through the courts, public access to Japanese encephalitis vaccine to curb annual disease outbreaks associated with high morbidity and mortality among their children [7]. In Calgary, Canada, in-school access to Human Papilloma Virus vaccine was prohibited in Catholic schools in 2008, but citizens' demand successfully overturned this ban in 2013 and supported in-school access to HPV vaccination as had previously been available only in non-Catholic public schools [8].…”

Section: Vaccine Hesitancy Versus Vaccine Demandmentioning

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Vaccine hesitancy: Definition, scope and determinants

MacDonald

2015

Vaccine

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The SAGE Working Group on Vaccine Hesitancy concluded that vaccine hesitancy refers to delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination despite availability of vaccination services. Vaccine hesitancy is complex and context specific, varying across time, place and vaccines. It is influenced by factors such as complacency, convenience and confidence. The Working Group retained the term 'vaccine' rather than 'vaccination' hesitancy, although the latter more correctly implies the broader range of immunization concerns, as vaccine hesitancy is the more commonly used term. While high levels of hesitancy lead to low vaccine demand, low levels of hesitancy do not necessarily mean high vaccine demand. The Vaccine Hesitancy Determinants Matrix displays the factors influencing the behavioral decision to accept, delay or reject some or all vaccines under three categories: contextual, individual and group, and vaccine/vaccination-specific influences.

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Section: Vaccine Hesitancy Versus Vaccine Demandmentioning

confidence: 99%

Vaccine hesitancy: Definition, scope and determinants

MacDonald

2015

Vaccine

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“…A survey of elected Canadian politicians at the federal and provincial levels found that knowledge of the health risks of tobacco and positive attitudes about government interventions for health promotion (across healthy eating, physical activity, and alcohol reduction domains) were associated with increased support for tobacco control policies [27]. As a particularly salient example of how beliefs influence policy in community settings, religious school board officials in Alberta, Canada, controversially upheld a ban on human papillomavirus vaccination in nine publically funded Catholic School Districts over a 4-year period [28]. Finally, McCauley et al [29] analyzed a national media survey of the USA, finding that the setting of news priorities, framing of stories, and selection of sources and resources differed across age, gender, and ethnicity, which they defined as a proxy for social group attitudes and beliefs.…”

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Cancer beliefs and prevention policies: comparing Canadian decision-maker and general population views

Nykiforuk

Wild

Raine

2014

Cancer Causes Control

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“…A School boards. Because school aged children are typically vaccinated in school in Canada (Guichon et al 2013), school boards are a notable stakeholder in this debate. Soon after provinces announced HPV vaccination program for girls, some Roman Catholic bishops publicly discouraged HPV vaccination, encouraging "a proper education in chastity" (Wingle 2007) and…”

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“…abstinence (Smith et al 2008). Twelve school districts in Alberta, Ontario and the Northwest Territories banned the vaccine from being administered in publicly funded schools (Guichon et al 2013). The HPV vaccine ban negatively affected HPV vaccination uptake because girls whose easy access was blocked by Catholic school boards were less likely to receive the vaccine than other girls.…”

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A Multiple Streams analysis of the decisions to fund gender-neutral HPV vaccination in Canada

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Guichon²,

Prue

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Preventive Medicine

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In Canada, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is licensed and recommended for females and males. Although all Canadian jurisdictions fund school-based HPV vaccine programs for girls, only six jurisdictions fund school-based HPV vaccination for boys. The research aimed to analyze the factors that underpin government decisions to fund HPV vaccine for boys using a theoretical policy model, Kingdon's Multiple Streams framework. This approach assesses policy development by examining three concurrent, but independent, streams that guide analysis: Problem Stream, Policy Stream, and Politics Stream. Analysis from the Problem Stream highlights that males are affected by HPV-related diseases and are involved in transmitting HPV infection to their sexual partners. Policy Stream analysis makes clear that while the inclusion of males in HPV vaccine programs is suitable, equitable, and acceptable; there is debate regarding cost-effectiveness. Politics Stream analysis identifies the perspectives of six different stakeholder groups and highlights the contribution of government officials at the provincial and territorial level. Kingdon's Multiple Streams framework helps clarify the opportunities and barriers for HPV vaccine policy change. This analysis identified that the interpretation of cost-effectiveness models and advocacy of stakeholders such as citizen-advocates and HPV-affected politicians have been particularly important in galvanizing policy change.

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Citizen intervention in a religious ban on in-school HPV vaccine administration in Calgary, Canada

Cited by 24 publications

References 2 publications

Vaccine hesitancy: Definition, scope and determinants

Vaccine hesitancy: Definition, scope and determinants

Cancer beliefs and prevention policies: comparing Canadian decision-maker and general population views

A Multiple Streams analysis of the decisions to fund gender-neutral HPV vaccination in Canada

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