title: Parents' decision-making about the human papillomavirus vaccine for their daughters: I. Quantitative results.
abstract: Vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is an effective primary prevention measure for HPV-related diseases. For children and young adolescents, the uptake of the vaccine is contingent on parental consent. This study sought to identify key differences between parents who obtain (acceptors) and parents who refuse (non-acceptors) the HPV vaccine for their daughters. In the context of a free, universal, school-based HPV vaccination program in Québec, 774 parents of 9-10 year-old girls completed and returned a questionnaire by mail. The questionnaire was based on the theoretical constructs of the Health Belief Model (HBM), along with constructs from other theoretical frameworks. Of the 774 parents, 88.2% reported their daughter having received the HPV vaccine. Perceived susceptibility of daughters to HPV infection, perceived benefits of the vaccine, perceived barriers (including safety of the vaccine), and cues to action significantly distinguished between parents whose daughters had received the HPV vaccine and those whose daughters had not. Other significant factors associated with daughter vaccine uptake were parents' general vaccination attitudes, anticipated regret, adherence to other routinely recommended vaccines, social norms, and positive media influence. The results of this study identify a number of important correlates related to parents' decisions to accept or refuse the HPV vaccine uptake for their daughters. Future work may benefit from targeting such factors and incorporating other health behavior theories in the design of effective HPV vaccine uptake interventions.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology ; McGill University ; Montreal , QC , Canada.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krawczyk
authors.forename: Bärbel
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Knäuper
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gilca
authors.forename: Eve
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dubé
authors.forename: Samara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: Keven
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Joyal-Desmarais
authors.forename: Zeev
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rosberger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009679:Nuclear Family; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010290:Parents; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011792:Quebec; D011897:Random Allocation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: CAIQ, Commission d’Accès à l’Information du Québec; CI, Confidence Interval; GW, Genital Warts; HBM, Health Belief Model; HL, Hosmer-Lemeshow; HPV, Human Papillomavirus; Human papillomavirus; OR, Odds Ratio; RAMQ, Régie de l’Assurance Maladie du Québec; STI, Sexually Transmitted Infection; US, United States; cancer vaccine; decision-making; papillomavirus vaccine; quantitative research; social determinants of health; vaccine attitudes