Hoque Muhammad Ehsanul, Van Hal Guido
Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.
Medical Sociology and Health Policy, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2610, Belgium.
Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:257807. doi: 10.1155/2014/257807. Epub 2014 Aug 5.
Cervical cancer is a preventable public health problem. The two new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are available but not accessible to everyone in South Africa, as they are very expensive. This study aimed to investigate educated peoples acceptability regarding HPV vaccination. This was a cross-sectional survey conducted among 146 master of business administration students by self-administered, anonymous questionnaire. The majority (74%) of the participants ever heard of cervical cancer, but only 26.2% heard about HPV. After reading the fact information regarding cervical cancer and HPV, the intention to vaccinate their daughters increased from 88% to 97.2% (P = 0.003). The majority (75.4%) indicated that HPV vaccination should be given before their daughters are mature enough to understand about sex, and 80.3% reported that they will discuss matters related to sex with their daughters if their daughters want to know about the vaccine. Those who did not want to vaccinate their daughters highlighted that they want more information regarding safety of the vaccine which might change their decision towards HPV vaccination. A health education information method can increase the vaccination acceptance rate in South Africa.
宫颈癌是一个可预防的公共卫生问题。两种新型人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）疫苗已可供使用，但在南非并非所有人都能接种，因为它们价格昂贵。本研究旨在调查受过教育的人群对HPV疫苗接种的接受程度。这是一项通过自行填写匿名问卷对146名工商管理硕士学生进行的横断面调查。大多数（74%）参与者听说过宫颈癌，但只有26.2%听说过人乳头瘤病毒。在阅读了有关宫颈癌和人乳头瘤病毒的事实信息后，给女儿接种疫苗的意愿从88%上升到了97.2%（P = 0.003）。大多数（75.4%）表示，HPV疫苗接种应在女儿成熟到足以理解性知识之前进行，80.3%报告称，如果女儿想了解疫苗，他们会与女儿讨论与性相关的问题。那些不想给女儿接种疫苗的人强调，他们需要更多关于疫苗安全性的信息，这可能会改变他们对HPV疫苗接种的决定。健康教育信息方法可以提高南非的疫苗接种接受率。
