title: Expectation prior to human papilloma virus vaccination: 11 to 12-Year-old girls' written narratives.
abstract: Expectations prior to needle-related procedures can influence individuals' decision making and compliance with immunization programmes. To protect from human papilloma virus (HPV) and cervical cancer, the immunization needs to be given before sexual debut raising interest for this study's aim to investigate how 11 to 12-year-old girls narrate about their expectations prior to HPV vaccination. A total of 27 girls aged 11 to 12 years participated in this qualitative narrative study by writing short narratives describing their expectations. The requirement for inclusion was to have accepted HPV vaccination. Data were subjected to qualitative content analysis. Findings showed the following expectations: going to hurt, going to be scared and going to turn out fine. The expectations were based on the girls' previous experiences, knowledge and self-image. The latent content revealed that the girls tried to transform uneasiness to confidence. The conclusion drawn from this study is that most girls of this age seem confident about their ability to cope with possible unpleasantness related to vaccinations. However, nurses need to find strategies to help those children who feel uneasy about needle-related procedures.
authors: Division of Nursing and Health, School of Education, Health and Social Sciences, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden mfr@du.se.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Forsner
authors: Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden Institute of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Nilsson
authors: Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Finnström
authors: Division of Activity, Health and Care, Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University, Norrköping, Sweden.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Mörelius
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D002648:Child; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D010146:Pain; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D036301:Qualitative Research; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Expectations; health promotion; pain; qualitative approach; school nursing