title: Maternal acceptance of human papillomavirus vaccine in Malaysia.
abstract: Acceptability rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination by 362 Malaysian mothers were 65.7% and 55.8% for daughters and sons, respectively. Younger mothers, and those who knew someone with cancer, were more willing to vaccinate their daughters. If the vaccine was routine and cost free, acceptability rate was 97.8%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. jicsam@um.edu.my
authors.forename: I-Ching
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Sam
authors.forename: Li-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rampal
authors.forename: Yin-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.forename: Chan-Fu
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Yong-Ting
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: Hwee-Ching
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Tee
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kahar-Bador
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines