BackgroundThere are more than one million international college students in the United States. The University of Southern California hosts about 5,000 Chinese International Students (CIS). HPV-related cancers are common in China and the HPV vaccine was only recently introduced to the Chinese population. CIS in the United States have low HPV vaccination rates upon arrival. Once these students become aware of the affordability and the accessibility of the vaccine, they often contact a provider to start the vaccination series. The HPV vaccine is available to all eligible students at the USC student health center and is free of charge to students with Aetna Student Health Insurance. We examined the impact of a peer-to-peer education program about HPV disease and vaccination amongst CIS and assessed the impact of the program via an analysis of HPV immunization rates amongst CIS.
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