HPV vaccine acceptability by Latino parents: a comparison of U.S. and Salvadoran populations.
OBJECTIVE
To characterize and compare acceptability of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination by Latino parents at an urban medical center in the United States and a community hospital in El Salvador.


METHODS
After reading an information sheet on HPV, 148 subjects at Bellevue Hospital in New York City and 160 subjects at Hospital Nacional de Santa Gertrudis in San Vicente, El Salvador, completed a survey. Results were analyzed using chi-square, Fisher's exact test, and Student's t-tests.


CONCLUSIONS
Parental acceptance of HPV vaccination was higher in a sample of Salvadoran subjects than in a sample of U.S. Latinas (P<0.001 for daughters and sons). Reasons for objecting to HPV vaccination differ in the two locations. There are important differences between Salvadoran and U.S. subjects. Salvadorans are more accepting of HPV vaccination, and parental acceptance is unlikely to be a barrier to widespread vaccination in El Salvador. Targeted educational materials are needed in both locations.
Podolsky
Rebecca
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New York University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Department of Biostatistics, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Cremer
Miriam
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Atrio
Jessica
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Hochman
Tsivia
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Arslan
Alan A
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004544:El Salvador; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D009519:New York City; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*
D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines