• Fisher, Harriet
• Letley, Louise
• Chantler, Tracey E. A.
• Audrey, Suzanne
• Yates, Julie
• Hickman, Matthew
• Thomas, Clare L.
• Finn, Adam
• Mounier-Jack, Sandra

Abstract

Aim <br/>To co-produce with young people an educational package about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that is tailored to increase vaccine uptake in schools and populations with lower uptake.<br/><br/>Introduction <br/>Persistent infection with HPV can result in cancers affecting men and especially women. From September 2019, the English schools-based HPV vaccination programme will be expanded to include young men (in addition to young women) aged 12 to 13 years. Some young people attending schools with lower uptake of the vaccine have unmet information needs. We hypothesise that mechanisms to address information needs and increase young people’s autonomy in consent procedures will result in higher uptake. <br/><br/>Methods and Analysis <br/>The Medical Research Council’s framework for development and evaluation of complex interventions will inform intervention development. Recruitment of young people aged 12 to 15 years and key stakeholders (National Health Service (NHS) commissioners, school staff, immunisation nurses, youth workers/practitioners) will be facilitated through existing links with healthcare organisations, schools and youth organisations in areas with lower uptake of the HPV vaccination programme. The proposed research will comprise three phases: (i) a rapid review of adolescent immunisation materials and preliminary qualitative interviews with young people and key stakeholders; (ii) theory development and co-production of HPV vaccine communication materials through an iterative process with young people, and; (iii) testing delivery mechanisms and acceptability of the educational package in four schools withlower uptake. <br/><br/>Ethics and Dissemination <br/>The University of Bristol’s Faculty of Health Sciences and London School for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Research Ethics Committee provided approvals for the study. A dissemination event for young people and key stakeholders and webinar with the National Immunisation Network will be organised. The study findings will be published in peer-reviewedjournals and presented at conferences. Recommendations for a future larger-scale study will be made.<br/>

Topics

• impedance spectroscopy
• phase
• theory