title: Perceived need of a parental decision aid for the HPV vaccine: content and format preferences.
abstract: The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a precursor of cervical cancer. In 2006, the Federal Drug Administration licensed a vaccine to protect against four types of HPV. Three years postlicensure of the vaccine, HPV vaccination is still fraught with controversy. To date, research suggests that contrary to popular notions, parents are less concerned with controversies on moral issues and more with uncertainty regarding because long-term safety of a drug is resolved after licensure. This study was designed to understand whether mothers from diverse ethnicities perceive a need for a decision support tool. Results suggest that the design of a culturally tailored decision support tool may help guide parents through the decision-making process.
authors: Center for AIDS Intervention Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, USA. jlechuga@mcw.edu
authors: Julia
authors: J
authors: Lechuga
authors: Geoffrey
authors: G
authors: Swain
authors: Lance S
authors: LS
authors: Weinhardt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012938:Social Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines