Perceptions of parents seeking an experimental herpes simplex vaccine for their adolescent and preadolescent daughters.
Perceptions of parents willing to enroll their daughters in genital herpes vaccine trials were examined by questionnaire. Respondents were knowledgeable about genital herpes and endorsed personal and societal protection as important reasons to vaccinate. A belief among some that the vaccine might promote sexual activity did not prevent them from seeking protection for their daughters.
Fowler
Sandra L
SL
Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. fowlersl@musc.edu
Dickey
Michelle
M
Kern
Patricia
P
Zimet
Gregory D
GD
Rosenthal
Susan L
SL
D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022301:Herpes Simplex Virus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D022301:Herpes Simplex Virus Vaccines