Vaccine. 2010 Feb 10;28(6):1440-6. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.11.041. Epub 2009 Dec 10.
Previous research indicates that knowledge about the HPV vaccine amongst the general public is inadequate [1-3]. However, since the introduction of the NHS vaccination programme for girls aged 12-13 from autumn 2008 awareness may have increased. We aimed to assess their knowledge about the vaccine, their likelihood of vaccine uptake and whether these were affected by demographic variables such as gender and ethnicity. Questionnaires which were designed to test levels of knowledge about the vaccination programme were distributed to a sample of 12-13 year-old boys and girls and their parents from three schools in Birmingham. In total, 568 questionnaires were distributed, with 434 responses (76.4%). The results suggest that knowledge is still poor, particularly in subgroups such as males, those of non-white ethnicity and children. Furthermore, we found many misconceptions exist amongst the participants, which could have significant implications for information provision and the targeting of future education programmes.
先前的研究表明，公众对 HPV 疫苗的了解不足[1-3]。然而，自从 2008 年秋季 NHS 为 12-13 岁女孩推出疫苗接种计划以来，公众的意识可能有所提高。我们旨在评估他们对疫苗的了解、他们接种疫苗的可能性，以及这些因素是否受到性别和种族等人口统计学变量的影响。我们设计了旨在测试疫苗接种计划相关知识水平的问卷，分发给伯明翰三所学校的 12-13 岁男孩和女孩及其家长。共发放了 568 份问卷，收到 434 份回复（76.4%）。结果表明，知识仍然匮乏，特别是在男性、非白种人群体和儿童等亚组中。此外，我们发现参与者中存在许多误解，这可能对信息提供和未来教育计划的针对性产生重大影响。
