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Understanding HPV and cervical screening (2021)
Journal Article
Butler, S., & Wilkinson, Y. (2022). Understanding HPV and cervical screening. Practice Nursing, 33(1), 14-17. https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2022.33.1.14

Cervical cancer is preventable and curable. Sarah Butler and Yvonne Wilkinson explain how the cervical screening programme has changed from a cytology based test to HPV primary screening Screening for human papillomavirus is now the primary test f... Read More about Understanding HPV and cervical screening.

An integrative review of the influences on decision making of young people about Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (2018)
Journal Article
Sisson, H., & Wilkinson, Y. (2019). An integrative review of the influences on decision making of young people about Human Papillomavirus Vaccine. Journal of School Nursing, 35(1), 39-50. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840518805816

© The Author(s) 2018. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is a key intervention in the prevention of HPV infection and associated cancers. This review emphasizes the importance of understanding what influences decision-making about this vaccine. G... Read More about An integrative review of the influences on decision making of young people about Human Papillomavirus Vaccine.

Adolescent girls are susceptible to sexual pressure, coercion and victimisation and strategies need to be developed and aimed at males and females to prevent this (2018)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, Y. (2018). Adolescent girls are susceptible to sexual pressure, coercion and victimisation and strategies need to be developed and aimed at males and females to prevent this. Evidence-Based Nursing, 21(4), 96-98. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2018-102966

Commentary on: Morrison-Beedy D, Grove L. Adolescent girls’ experiences with sexual pressure, coercion, and victimization: #MeToo. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 2018;15:225–229.

Healthcare professionals should be mindful that victims and victim-bullies may have additional health needs associated with risk-taking behaviour (2017)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, Y. (2018). Healthcare professionals should be mindful that victims and victim-bullies may have additional health needs associated with risk-taking behaviour. Evidence-Based Nursing, 21(1), 360-370. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2017-102773

Commentary on: Kritsotakis G, Papanikolaou M, Androulakis E, et al. Associations of bullying and cyberbullying with substance use and sexual risk taking in young adults. J Nurs Scholarsh 2017;49:360–70. • The effects of bullying and cyberbullying can... Read More about Healthcare professionals should be mindful that victims and victim-bullies may have additional health needs associated with risk-taking behaviour.

A qualitative meta-synthesis of young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’ (2016)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, Y., Whitfield, C., Hannigan, S., Azam Ali, P., & Hayter, M. (2016). A qualitative meta-synthesis of young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’. British Journal of School Nursing, 11(4), 183-191. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjsn.2016.11.4.183

Objective: To conduct a meta-synthesis of the qualitative research to explore young people's experiences and use of smart phones to send and receive sexually focused messages and images. Design: A qualitative meta-synthesis was conducted on the retri... Read More about A qualitative meta-synthesis of young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’.