Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Br J Cancer. 2011 Aug 9;105(4):486-92. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.272.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination offers a unique opportunity for the primary prevention of cervical cancer. Studies suggest that knowledge and attitudes about the vaccine are likely to influence uptake. One limitation of most studies assessing HPV vaccine knowledge, attitudes and acceptability is their under representation of ethnic minorities. It is important to ensure that our understanding of HPV knowledge and attitudes include all ethnic groups in the UK. This article reviews research that has considered knowledge, acceptability and attitudes about HPV and the HPV vaccine among ethnic minorities in the UK.
Articles in Medline, CINAHL and PsycINFO (January 2000-March 2010) were searched.
A total of 17 UK-based papers examined knowledge, attitudes or acceptability related to HPV vaccination in the 'lay' population (parents, adolescents or the general population as opposed to health professionals) and reported findings by ethnicity.
Findings seem to suggest lower awareness of HPV and lower acceptability of the vaccination, which could be important if they are reflected in uptake. More research is needed with ethnic minority groups, particularly in the context of the vaccination programme.
人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）疫苗接种为宫颈癌的一级预防提供了一个独特的机会。研究表明，疫苗的知识和态度可能会影响接种率。大多数评估 HPV 疫苗知识、态度和可接受性的研究的一个局限性是，它们对少数民族的代表性不足。重要的是要确保我们对 HPV 知识和态度的理解包括英国的所有族裔群体。本文回顾了在英国少数民族中关于 HPV 和 HPV 疫苗的知识、可接受性和态度的研究。
在 Medline、CINAHL 和 PsycINFO（2000 年 1 月至 2010 年 3 月）中搜索了文章。
共有 17 篇英国的论文从种族的角度研究了与 HPV 疫苗接种相关的知识、态度或可接受性，这些论文涉及到“普通人群”（父母、青少年或一般人群，而不是卫生专业人员）的知识、态度或可接受性，并报告了研究结果。
研究结果似乎表明，对 HPV 的认识较低，对疫苗接种的接受程度较低，如果这些结果反映在接种率上，这可能很重要。需要对少数民族群体进行更多的研究，特别是在疫苗接种计划的背景下。
