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CINAHL Search: vaccination for cervical cancer
CINAHL Search: “vaccination for cervical cancer” “AND” “United States”
Full Text Article Available:
Murphy, J. & Mark, H. (2012). Cervical Cancer Screening in the Era of Human
Papillomavirus Testing and Vaccination. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s
Health. 57 (6): 569-76.
Full Text Article Not Available
Saralya, M., Steben, M., Watson, M., Markowitz, L., (2013). Evolution of Cervical
Cancer Screening and Prevention in United States and Canada: Implications
for Public Health Practitioners and Clinicians. Preventive Medicine. 57(5):
426-33.
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CINAHL is a database that retrieves scholarly articles from academic
journals, magazine or dissertations based on the users search request. Use of an
academic database enables the user to obtain reliable data when doing a literature
review on a specific topic. Whether the topic is broad or clearly defined the search
engine will yield relevant data based on key search terms.
CINAHL is an excellent database to use for the creation of an educational
brochure. For example to create a brochure on vaccination to prevent cervical
cancer in the United States a general search is begun. Searing the phrase “
vaccination for cervical cancer” yielded 220 results from various publications. The
articles retrieved varied from the type of source and date of publication. The
resulted publications are sorted by relevance to the stated search phrase. In order to
obtain specific results you can choose limiting options such as source type,
publication date, age, gender or geography. Using these filters can find very specific
articles.
The results yielded from a general search listed many articles from others
countries. To create a brochure specific to the United States a narrower search must
be conducted. To specify a search utilization of the “and” “or” “not” options narrow
a topic resulted. The narrower topic of “ vaccination for cervical cancer” “AND”
“United States” yields 41 pertinent articles. These articles would then be reviewed
to create an education brochure.
Website: www.cdc.gov/std/hpc/stdfact-hpv-vaccine-young-women.htm
Website: http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/02/new-hpv-vaccine-is-effective-against-9-strains-of-the-virus/
Internet search engines provide quick access to any topic. Search
engines such as Google or Yahoo provide information from websites such as
government agencies, newspapers, private organizations and independent opinions.
An internet search engine can be a vital tool for something such as an education
brochure but it is important to asses the quality of data found.
Searching a topic such as “ vaccination to prevent cervical cancer in
the US” thousands of sources are provided. Each website must be assessed to insure
that data is accurate, this include validating accuracy of content, author of the
author, objectivity of the writer, currency of topic information as well. The primary
results from the search engine yielded information from the Center of disease
control as well as arstechnica, an internet newspaper.
The Center for Disease Control is a government agency with
reliable data. The article was written in 2012 as the current guidelines for childhood
vaccination to fight HPV cervical cancer. The website is not sponsored by and
companies and the information is objective based on scientific research. The CDC
HPV Vaccination Fact sheet provides the current recommendations from the United
States government regarding vaccination to prevent cervical cancers.
Arstechnica article on vaccination to prevent cervical cancer was
writer by a journalist. Arstechnica is a scientific based news source, sponsored by
many companies including GE and Nutella, but it allows public access to certain
articles. The website does offer and upgraded subscription for a fee which allows
access to more articles. The articles on vaccination to prevent cervical cancer the
information was obtained from sources after 2015 such as the Center For Disease
Control and New England Journal of Medicine. The information was relevant
including current statistics on vaccination status in the US as well as future
recommendations per the New England Journal of Medicine.
An education brochure should include current literature as well as
government recommendations for vaccination. The websites researched would be
appropriate to including in a brochure. Medical practitioners should provide care
the is current with the recommendations from the CDC for vaccination. An
educational brochure with data including from both websites would be informative
for patients so they can be active participants in their care.