Objectives. A
systematic review of parental surveys about HPV
and/or child HPV vaccination to understand
parental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour
before and after FDA approval of the
quadrivalent HPV vaccine and the bivalent HPV
vaccine. Search Strategy.
Searches were conducted using electronic
databases limited to published studies between
2001 and 2011. Findings. The
percentage of parents who heard about HPV rose
over time (from 60% in 2005 to 93% in
2009), as did their appreciation for the HPV
infection and cervical cancer link (from 70% in
2003 to 91% in 2011). During the FDA
approval, there was a stronger vaccine awareness
but it has waned. The same pattern is seen with
parents whose children received the HPV vaccine
(peak at 84% in 2010 and now 36% in
2011) or the intention to vaccinate (peak at
80% in 2008 and now 41% in 2011).
Conclusions. Parents had safety
concerns and wanted more information their
physician from to recommend and to confidently HPV
vaccinate their children.
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