title: Knowledge of human papillomavirus vaccination and related factors among parents of young adolescents: a nationwide survey in China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine-related knowledge and factors associated with the knowledge among parents of young adolescents in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was based on data of a survey carried out in seven geographic regions of China. Parents of students in junior middle school were surveyed during parents' meetings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 2895 parents were included in the analyses. Of parents, 38.3% responded with "yes" to more than three of the six knowledge questions, among whom only 4.5% of them correctly answered all six questions. Social benefit programs (41.3%), doctors and/or nurses (39.7%), and newspapers and/or magazines (36.5%) were selected as the top three sources of HPV-related knowledge. Mothers, parents who work in the health care sector, and parents with a higher annual income or with vaccination experience outside the expanded program on immunization showed a better knowledge base. Parents who consented to sex education for children or showed fear of cervical cancer were likely to have more HPV-related knowledge. In particular, the knowledge level of parents with prior consultation regarding HPV vaccines was higher.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parents of young adolescents in China possessed a low level of HPV vaccine-related knowledge. Findings highlight the need for tailored health education through different channels to improve HPV-related knowledge among parents.
authors: Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Institute of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Hennan Cancer Hospital, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Office for Cancer Control and Research, Zhengzhou, China.
authors: Shao-Kai
authors: SK
authors: Zhang
authors: Department of Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors: Xiong-Fei
authors: XF
authors: Pan
authors: Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Institute of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors: Shao-Ming
authors: SM
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors: Chun-Xia
authors: CX
authors: Yang
authors: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
authors: Xiao-Hong
authors: XH
authors: Gao
authors: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors: Zeng-Zhen
authors: ZZ
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors: Man
authors: M
authors: Li
authors: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
authors: Ze-Fang
authors: ZF
authors: Ren
authors: Department of Public Health, Medical School of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
authors: Quan-Qing
authors: QQ
authors: Zheng
authors: Institute of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Ma
authors: Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Institute of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors: Fang-Hui
authors: FH
authors: Zhao
authors: Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Institute of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. Electronic address: qiaoy@cicams.ac.cn.
authors: You-Lin
authors: YL
authors: Qiao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: Cervical cancer; HPV; Knowledge; Parents; Vaccination