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Maria Ferrara

Rapporti tra diritti sociali e diritti di libertà. Un'indagine alla luce dei sistemi di protezione dei diritti umani del Consiglio d'Europa.

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Is there a lack of information on HPV vaccination given by health professionals to young women?

Objective: The aim of this survey is to compare the main sources of information about vaccination against Human papillomavirus (HPV) of young women aged over-18 and under-18 years.Methods: A multicenter study was carried out in Italy through the administration of a questionnaire. Univariate analyses were conducted to evaluate possible differences between age groups and different locations (chi-square test and Fisher test where possible).Results: The sample consisted of 987 young women. The main sources of information about HPV vaccination are represented by magazines/books (23.1%) and TV (20.5%) for the over-18s, while for the under-18s the sources are general practitioners (22.6%) and pedi…

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La sentenza Di Sarno e altri c. Italia: un ulteriore passo avanti della Corte di Strasburgo nell'affermazione di obblighi di protezione dell'ambiente

The work analyses the Di Sarno and others v. Italy ruling made by the European Court of Human Rights. After a brief description of the case, the author focuses on the main elements of the ruling showing the Court’s propensity to foster the safeguard of instances in the field of environmental protection. In particular, the elements examined are: the fact that the Court makes explicit reference to the right to enjoy a healthy and safe environment, the ready attribution of the victim status to the applicants, the assessment concerning the serious and direct interference with the applicant’s private sphere, the question concerning a lack of proof of a threat to an individual’s health and well-b…

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Reliability of adapted version of Italian Label tobacco Impact Index for the adolescent: ALII

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to assess the reliability of the Adolescent Label Impact Index (ALII) , it is an adolescent adapted version of Italian LII of the tobacco products warnings. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A sample including students aged 13-15 years was considered. The ALII is constructed by 4 items: salience, harm, quitting and forgo. The questionnaire was self-administered to study participants twice with 3 days between each administration (T1 and T2) to measure reliability. The internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha and Corrected Item-Total Correlations (CITC) and the test-retest reliability applying Pearson's correlation were computed. RESULTS: Cronbach's alpha ranges fro…

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Knowledge, opinions and attitudes of Italian mothers towards HPV vaccination and Pap test

Aim This study evaluated the knowledge and attitudes of Italian mothers – whose daughters had been vaccinated in 2012 – towards primary (anti-HPV vaccination) and secondary (Pap test screening) cervical cancer prevention, as well as sources of information and mother-daughter communication on health issues. Methods The survey – part of a multicenter study carried out in 4 Italian cities (Ferrara, Rome, Cassino and Palermo) – was conducted through self-administered questionnaires. The first univariate analysis evaluated differences between mothers of under-18s and over-18s relative to knowledge and attitudes on HPV vaccination and Pap test. The second univariate analysis evaluated differences…

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