Paduano Giovanna, Sansone Vincenza, Pelullo Concetta Paola, Angelillo Silvia, Gallè Francesca, Di Giuseppe Gabriella
Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Department of Medical, Human Movement and Well-Being Sciences, University of Naples "Parthenope", 80133 Naples, Italy.
Vaccines (Basel). 2024 Nov 28;12(12):1342. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12121342.
This study aims to evaluate parents' knowledge about vaccination targeted for adolescents.
The cross-sectional survey was conducted between February and April 2024 in a sample of parents of adolescents attending middle and high schools in Southern Italy.
Only 10.9% of parents correctly answered all the questions related to the knowledge of vaccinations during adolescence. The results of the multivariate logistic regression model showed that male parents, those who were married/cohabitants, those who had a university degree/masters/PhD, those who were unemployed, those who had a higher number of cohabitants, those who had more than one son/daughter, and parents of older adolescents were significantly more likely to have correct knowledge regarding the vaccinations during adolescence. Overall, more than half of the parents reported that their sons/daughters received the vaccinations indicated during adolescence. Moreover, regarding the vaccinations recommended during adolescence, only 37.2% of parents reported having vaccinated their sons/daughtesr with HPV and tetravalent meningococcal vaccinations. The results of the multivariate logistic regression model showed that those who had correct knowledge regarding vaccination during adolescence, those who had only one son/daughter, parents of older adolescents, those who had a daughter, those who had at least one chronic disease, and those who had a higher number of cohabitants were significantly more likely to have vaccinated their sosn/daughters with HPV and tetravalent meningococcal vaccinations.
These findings underlined the need to plan immunization campaigns for adolescents and their parents, with the implementation of educational programs specifically targeted to these groups.
本研究旨在评估家长对青少年疫苗接种的了解情况。
2024年2月至4月期间，对意大利南部初中和高中青少年的家长样本进行了横断面调查。
只有10.9%的家长正确回答了所有与青少年疫苗接种知识相关的问题。多因素逻辑回归模型结果显示，男性家长、已婚/同居家长、拥有大学学位/硕士学位/博士学位的家长、失业家长、同居人数较多的家长、有多个子女的家长以及年龄较大青少年的家长，在青少年疫苗接种方面拥有正确知识的可能性显著更高。总体而言，超过一半的家长报告称他们的子女接种了青少年期推荐的疫苗。此外，关于青少年期推荐的疫苗，只有37.2%的家长报告为其子女接种了人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）疫苗和四价脑膜炎球菌疫苗。多因素逻辑回归模型结果显示，在青少年疫苗接种方面拥有正确知识的家长、只有一个子女的家长、年龄较大青少年的家长、有女儿的家长、至少患有一种慢性病的家长以及同居人数较多的家长，为其子女接种HPV疫苗和四价脑膜炎球菌疫苗的可能性显著更高。
这些发现强调了有必要为青少年及其家长开展免疫接种活动，并实施专门针对这些群体的教育项目。
