Berenson Abbey B, Rahman Mahbubur
Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2012 Jun;25(3):218-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2012.01.003.
The HPV vaccine was approved for use in males in 2009. The purpose of our study was to examine current intentions to vaccinate sons and daughters among low income women.
A survey was administered to 322 mothers with a son or daughter 9-26 years of age to examine gender differences in intent to vaccinate their children.
Five public reproductive health clinics in southeast Texas, between August, 2010 and May, 2011.
The study population consisted of 322 women with ≥1 child 9-26 years of age.
Knowledge of HPV vaccine, intention to have son or daughter receive the HPV vaccine, and reasons for not vaccinating son or daughter.
Women with only a daughter were more willing than those with a son to vaccinate their child (71% vs 44%, P < 0.001). A similar scenario was observed for mothers of both daughters and sons (67% vs 39%, P < 0.001). Mothers of sons as compared to daughters were less likely to consider their child at risk of HPV (27% vs 12%, P = 0.028) while those with daughters were more concerned about side effects (54% vs 33%, P = 0.008).
Educational interventions are needed to address the importance to mothers of vaccinating both their sons and daughters against HPV.
人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）疫苗于2009年被批准用于男性。我们研究的目的是调查低收入女性为儿子和女儿接种疫苗的当前意愿。
对322名有9至26岁子女（儿子或女儿）的母亲进行了一项调查，以研究为子女接种疫苗意愿的性别差异。
2010年8月至2011年5月期间，在得克萨斯州东南部的五家公共生殖健康诊所。
研究人群包括322名有至少一名9至26岁子女的女性。
对HPV疫苗的了解、让儿子或女儿接种HPV疫苗的意愿以及不给儿子或女儿接种疫苗的原因。
只有女儿的女性比有儿子的女性更愿意为孩子接种疫苗（71%对44%，P<0.001）。在有女儿和儿子的母亲中也观察到类似情况（67%对39%，P<0.001）。与女儿的母亲相比，儿子的母亲认为孩子感染HPV风险较低（27%对12%，P=0.028），而女儿的母亲更担心副作用（54%对33%，P=0.008）。
需要开展教育干预措施，让母亲们了解为儿子和女儿接种HPV疫苗的重要性。
