About

Training Years: 2012-2013

Training Site: The Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CICAMS)

Country: China

Mentors: You-Lin Qiao, MD PhD; Jennifer Smith, PhD

Title: Effect of an educational intervention on HPV and cervical cancer knowledge in rural Chinese women and healthcare professionals

Project Objectives:  To examine how cultural attitudes towards human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among Chinese parents and children may impact community vaccination rates once the HPV vaccine becomes available in China.

NIH Support: Fogarty scholars doctoral training award