Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
J Oncol. 2012;2012:401979. doi: 10.1155/2012/401979. Epub 2011 Nov 15.
To describe parents' knowledge, attitudes, and decision-making with regard to obtaining the HPV vaccine for their daughters.
White, Black, and Hispanic parents of daughters who were age eligible to receive the HPV vaccine (9-17 years) were recruited from community settings to participate in focus groups. Parents were asked about knowledge and awareness of HPV, decision-making about HPV vaccine, as well as preferred and actual sources of HPV information.
Seven focus groups (n = 64 participants) were conducted. Groups were segmented by gender (women = 72%) and race/ethnicity (Black = 59%; White = 23%; Hispanic = 19%). Prevalent themes included: insufficient information to make informed decisions; varied preferences for involvement in decision-making; concerns about vaccine safety; mistrust of medical providers and pharmaceutical companies; and mismatch between actual and preferred sources of information.
Improving communication between providers and caregivers and helping parents to access information necessary for informed decision-making, while alleviating concerns about vaccine safety, may help to improve vaccine acceptance.
描述父母对为女儿接种 HPV 疫苗的知识、态度和决策。
从社区环境中招募了年龄适合接种 HPV 疫苗(9-17 岁)的白人、黑人和西班牙裔女孩的父母参加焦点小组。询问父母有关 HPV 的知识和认识、HPV 疫苗接种的决策,以及他们首选和实际的 HPV 信息来源。
进行了 7 个焦点小组(n=64 名参与者)。小组按性别(女性=72%)和种族/民族(黑人=59%;白人=23%;西班牙裔=19%)进行了细分。常见的主题包括:缺乏做出知情决策的信息;对参与决策的偏好不同;对疫苗安全性的担忧;对医疗服务提供者和制药公司的不信任;以及实际和首选信息来源之间的不匹配。
改善提供者和照顾者之间的沟通,帮助父母获取知情决策所需的信息,同时缓解对疫苗安全性的担忧,可能有助于提高疫苗的接受率。