ArticleBMC public health2018
Determinants of human papillomavirus vaccine attitudes: an interview of Wisconsin parents.
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- Association of caregiver attitudes with adolescent HPV vaccination in 13 southern US states.Vaccine: X · 2022Article
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- A study of parental decision-making over the vaccination of girls, based on the protection motivation theory and the elaboration likelihood model.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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- Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes Toward HPV Vaccination: A Survey on Parents of Girls Aged 11-18 Years Old in Greece.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Article
- The role of trust in HPV vaccine uptake among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States: a narrative review.AIMS public health · 2021Review
- Interventions to increase uptake of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in minority populations: A systematic review.Preventive medicine reports · 2020Review
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- Sociodemographic and clinical correlates of human papillomavirus vaccine attitudes and receipt among Wisconsin adolescents.Papillomavirus research (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundParental attitudes play a key role in their decisions to vaccinate adolescents against the human papillomavirus (HPV). Little is known, however, about the formative experiences that shape parents' attitudes about the HPV vaccine.
methodsWe conducted semi-structured interviews with 25 parents of 11-17 year old adolescents in Wisconsin who changed their HPV vaccine attitudes (per prior surveys) over one year. A modified grounded theory approach was then used to generate primary themes of attitudinal determinants.
resultsParticipants were predominately mothers. We identified three major themes that shaped parents' HPV attitudes: (1) the perceived likelihood of the HPV vaccine preventing cancer, (2) agency in adolescence and gauging their adolescent child's intent for sexual activity, (3) the credibility of HPV vaccine information sources. General messaging around cancer prevention did not always supersede some parents' concerns about the vaccine's perceived link to sexual activity. Parents often viewed their adolescent child's feelings about the HPV vaccine as a gauge of their (child's) intent for sexual activity. Interviewees felt a sense of responsibility to educate themselves about the HPV vaccine using multiple sources and particularly looked to their medical provider to filter conflicting information.
conclusionsMore family-specific (vs. disease-prevention) messaging and recommendations may be needed in the clinical environment to sway some parents' negative attitudes about the HPV vaccine. Future research should explore additional strategies to improve HPV vaccine attitudes, such as situating the vaccine in the context of a monogamous lifestyle that many parents wish to impart to their children.
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