HPV Workgroup

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The HPV workgroup is working together to expand and disseminate the evidence-base for human papillomavirus research and education, with a focus on research supporting dissemination of the HPV vaccine. 

The Coordinating Center contact person for this group is Rebecca Williams.  Please contact Rebecca if need to update any files on this page or if you would like to be added or removed from this workgroup.

Workgroup members
Please see the main workgroups page for a list of HPV workgroup members.

HPV Endnote DB
Coming soon: a reference database of articles on HPV. 
For consideration: Should there be one database for all articles or multiple databases for several sub-topics?  What should be included in the database?  Should the database be a regularly updating comprehensive search or only articles we specifically add?

CPCRN HPV Research Portfolio
Download a draft of the CPCRN HPV Research Portfolio here.  If you have any additions or other edits, please send them to Rebecca Williams.

HPV Policy Tracking
The NCI State Cancer Legislative Database Program tracks state policies affecting cancer.  With well over 200 records related to cervical cancer and ~100 cervical cancer subtopics to include in searches (which can also be filtered based on state, year, and other variables), this robust tool can be used to find HPV policies in very specific topic areas.

Also, the National Conference of State Legislatures released a report on state HPV vaccine mandates in October 2007.  As of that time, Virgina remained the only state to pass a mandate for school attendance.

Notable HPV publications
Cost-effectiveness of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination in the United States
This paper addresses the question whether adding HPV vaccination of 12-year-old girls to existing cervical cancer screening programs in the United States would be cost-effectiveness. It found that the cost per quality-adjusted life year gained by adding routine vaccination of 12-year-old girls to an existing screening program ranged from $3,906 to $14,723 (2005 US dollars). In other words, adding an HPV vaccination in the context of existing cervical cancer screening is a cost-effective intervention.

HPV Study Measures
Please contact the Principal Investigator of the individual study if you would like to use any of the measures below.

NHIS  & CHIS HPV Questionnaires: NCI

1. NHIS 2008 Adult Cancer Screening

2. NHIS 2008 child HPV

3. CHIS 2007 HPV module

4. CHIS 2007 Pap test module

5. Rationale for HPV questions

6. HPV Question Spreadsheet

7. Coding Categories for HPV Questions Spreadsheet

Parental Attitudes Toward HPV Vaccination of Daughters: Harvard University (PI: Jennifer Allen)

1. Families With Kids survey

HPV Knowledge and Intentions among College Students: Harvard University (PI: Jennifer Allen)

1. HPV College Student Survey

Cambodian Health Project: University of Washington (PI: Vicky Taylor)

1. HPV Focus Group & Interview Questions

Sustainable strategies for increasing CIS use among African American and Hispanics: Saint Louis University (PI: Matt Kreuter) & University of Texas (PI: Maria Fernandez)

Saint Louis University Focus Group Guides:

1. Young women 18-26 (with perception analyzers)

2. Young women 18-26 (without perception analyzers)

3. Young Women 26+ (with perception analyzers)

4. Moms (with perception analyzers)

5. Moms (without perception analyzers)

6. Dads (with perception analyzers)

7. Dads (without perception analyzers)

University of Texas Focus Group Guides:

1. Young Women 18-26 (English)

2. Young Women 18-26 (Spanish)

3. Young Women 26+ (English)

4. Young Women 26+ (Spanish)

5. Parents (English)

6. Parents (Spanish)

7. Promotoras (English)

8. Promotoras (Spanish)

Healthy Passages: Questions asked of parents of 7th graders in the CDC Healthy Passages program

1. Healthy Passages HPV questionnaire items