Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, South Korea.
J Adv Nurs. 2010 Sep;66(9):1946-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05369.x. Epub 2010 Jul 2.
This paper is a report of a descriptive study of young Korean women's perceptions of use of the human papilloma virus vaccine.
In Korea, cervical cancer is one of the leading cancers in women, and the rate of human papilloma virus infection is increasing. A national media campaign has recently begun to promote human papilloma virus vaccination. However, research addressing the acceptability of this vaccine to women in Korea has been limited.
Twenty-five Korean women, 21-30 years of age, participated in seven focus groups. The data were collected in 2007.
Participants were concerned about the potential harmful effects of the human papilloma virus vaccine, a possible increase in unsafe sexual behaviours, and the high cost of the vaccine, which is not covered by health insurance. They suggested group vaccination at-cost or free of charge. They discussed ambivalence about the vaccination, the need for more information about the vaccine, and questions about its effectiveness. Most preferred to wait until more people have been vaccinated.
There is a need for more aggressive dissemination of information about the safety and efficacy of the human papilloma virus vaccine. More reasonable cost, insurance coverage, or free vaccination using a group approach might increase young Korean women's acceptance and use of the human papilloma virus vaccine.
本研究报告描述了年轻韩国女性对人乳头瘤病毒疫苗使用的看法。
在韩国，宫颈癌是女性中最常见的癌症之一，人乳头瘤病毒感染率呈上升趋势。最近，国家媒体发起了一场宣传活动，旨在推广人乳头瘤病毒疫苗接种。然而，针对韩国女性对该疫苗接受程度的研究有限。
2007 年，25 名年龄在 21-30 岁的韩国女性参加了 7 个焦点小组。
参与者对人乳头瘤病毒疫苗的潜在有害影响、可能增加不安全性行为的风险以及疫苗费用较高（不在健康保险范围内）表示担忧。他们建议以成本价或免费为群体接种疫苗。她们对疫苗接种存在矛盾心理，需要更多关于疫苗的信息，并对其有效性提出质疑。大多数人倾向于等待更多人接种疫苗。
需要更积极地传播有关人乳头瘤病毒疫苗安全性和有效性的信息。通过更合理的成本、保险覆盖范围或采用群体接种的免费方式，可能会提高年轻韩国女性对人乳头瘤病毒疫苗的接受度和使用率。
