State-level public awareness of HPV, HPV vaccine, and association with cancer

JAMA Oncology

2025-08-14

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this cross-sectional study, public awareness about human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV vaccination, and the link between HPV and cancers was overwhelmingly low, particularly in Midwestern and Southern U.S. states. These findings are troubling because these regions have recently seen a marked rise in HPV-associated cancers. Notably, the lack of HPV and HPV vaccine awareness in the Midwest and South is alarming, as a majority of states in these regions have suboptimal HPV vaccination rates.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Kalyani Sonawane, PhD, email sonawane@musc.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.2638)

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