title: HPV Vaccine and Latino Immigrant Parents: If They Offer It, We Will Get It.
abstract: HPV vaccination rates remain low in the fast growing Latino children population while we continue to observe large HPV-associated cancer disparities in the Latino population. In this study, we sought to elucidate Latino immigrant parents' barriers to obtaining the HPV vaccine for their children. Five focus groups were conducted with Latino immigrant parents of minors (i.e., 9-17 year old) who had not yet initiated the HPV vaccine series. Three major findings were identified from the focus groups: (1) low levels of awareness and knowledge of HPV and the HPV vaccine, (2) high confidence that parent can get the vaccine for their eligible child and (3) lack of provider recommendation as the main barrier to vaccination. Children of Latino immigrant parents could benefit from increased provider recommendation for the HPV vaccine while providing tailored HPV information to parents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th Street 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA. aragonea@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aragones
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th Street 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Margaux
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Genoff
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th Street 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th Street 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Elyse
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th Street 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gany
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: HPV vaccine; Latino children; Latino immigrant parents; Vaccination barriers