Jade Roeygens
PhD student – Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases Research Unit – Department of Public Health and Primary Care – Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences - UGent
Principal investigator: prof. Katrien Vanthomme (PhD)
Research focus
Cervical cancers remains a major public health challenge and is in most cases caused by Humaan Papillomavirus (HPV). Although HPV vaccination is offered free of charge to adolescents in the first year of secondary education, significant social inequalities persist in vaccination behavior and consequently in the incidence of HPV-related cancers and mortality. This PhD research aims to: (1) identify the factors associated with HPV vaccination refusal, (2) Explain the existing social inequalities in HPV-vaccination and (3) develop recommendations or an intervention to improve HPV vaccination uptake among vulnerable populations.
In the first phase a large-scale survey about HPV vaccination behavior, sociodemographic information, knowledge, attitudes and school level determinants will be conducted among adolescents in Flanders and Brussels.
Biography
- Master in Sociology and an advanced master in Global Health
Contact & links
- Lab address: Campus UZ Gent, entrance 42, 4K3, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Gent (GE39-EP@UGent.be)
- Jade Roeygens is interested to receive invitations for presentations or talks