Date Approved
2016
Degree Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department or School
Communication, Media and Theatre Arts
Committee Member
Nick Romerhausen
Committee Member
Dennis Patrick
Committee Member
Raymond Quiel
Abstract
In 2006 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Gardasil vaccine to assist in the protection from the Human Papillomavirus (HPV): The leading contributor to cervical cancer. After stressing the importance of the vaccine, but disregarding its inadequacies, young women were subjected to invasive and excessive protocols. This study utilizes autoethnographic methods to understand the psychological and social effects of the individuals who were diagnosed with HPV before the release of the Gardasil 9 vaccine in 2014 and forced to go through these unnecessary procedures before the medical field began adopting imperative changes to treatment.
Recommended Citation
Morgan, Jamie L., "The vaccine and the virus: An autoethnographic account of HPV, sex education, and the psychosocial effects of STI's" (2016). Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. 842.
https://commons.emich.edu/theses/842