An Examination of Acceptability of HPV Vaccination among African American Women and Latina Immigrants

Scarinci, Isabel C.; Garcés-Palacio, Isabel C.; Partridge, Edward E.

doi:10.1089/jwh.2006.0175

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“…This comment was not made in any other studies (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). These parents also differed in their reasons for declining the vaccination as compared to parents in other studies (7,12,17). Specifically, they did not think that having the vaccine would encourage their daughters to be sexually active and they made no moral association with getting the vaccine.…”

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Alaska Native parental attitudes on cervical cancer, HPV and the HPV vaccine

Toffolon-Weiss

Hagan

Leston

et al. 2008

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Objectives. To describe Alaska Native parents' knowledge of and attitudes towards cervical cancer, the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the HPV vaccine. Study Design. This was a qualitative study composed of 11 focus groups (n=80) that were held in 1 small village, towns and 1 large urban centre in Alaska. Methods. A convenience sample of Alaska Native parents/guardians was recruited in each community to participate in focus groups and to fill out a quantitative survey. Results. While many parents had heard about HPV, most were unaware of its link with cervical cancer. The majority wanted to vaccinate their daughters because they had health and safety concerns; believed that vaccines work; had personal experiences with cancer; or believed that their daughters were susceptible to HPV. Reasons for refusal included general concerns about vaccines; a need for more information; a fear of side effects; wanting more vaccine research; and a fear of being in an experimental trial. Conclusions. The majority of parents were interested in having their daughters vaccinated. Acceptance of the vaccine was primarily based on a parent's desire to protect her/his child from cancer; while reasons for refusal revolved around trust issues and fear of unknown negative consequences

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confidence: 88%

“…Latino women were overwhelmingly in favour of the new vaccine and any reservations they held focused on cost. While Latina women appeared to trust the vaccine, African-American women mentioned reservations about trusting something new and a few participants cited the Tuskegee Syphilis Study as a reason for distrust (17).…”

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Alaska Native parental attitudes on cervical cancer, HPV and the HPV vaccine

Toffolon-Weiss

Hagan

Leston

et al. 2008

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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“…In addition, studies of Latinos and Latino immigrants in the United States also indicate high levels of HPV vaccine acceptance, [12][13][14] in some cases higher than other ethnic groups. 13,15,16 Higher levels of acceptance among Latin American nationals and Latino immigrants may stem from positive views toward childhood vaccinations and personal experience with cervical cancer 17 . Latin American nations stand to benefit greatly from HPV vaccination because regional cervical cancer rates are high 18 and screening programs are often inadequate or inaccessible, 4,19 but childhood vaccination programs are excellent, with immunization rates exceeding 80% 20 .…”

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“…[8][9][10]13,16,17 The high acceptability of vaccination after a brief educational intervention highlights the need and opportunity to make education about HPV, HPV vaccination, and reproductive health available to the general public.…”

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Maternal Support for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Honduras

Perkins

Langrish²,

Cotton

et al. 2011

Journal of Women's Health

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Background: Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer death for women in Latin America, and vaccinating against human papillomavirus (HPV) has the potential to limit this disease. We sought to determine Honduran women's awareness of HPV vaccination and interest in vaccinating their daughters against HPV. Methods: We interviewed mothers aged !17 at primary care clinics in Honduras. First, we collected demographic information and assessed knowledge related to cervical cancer prevention and awareness of HPV and HPV vaccination. Because most participants were not familiar with HPV, education about the relationships among HPV, sexual activity, and cervical cancer was provided before we asked participants if they would accept HPV vaccination for a 9-year-old daughter. We used multivariable logistic regression to determine predictors of vaccine acceptance. Results: We interviewed 632 mothers. Only 13% had heard of HPV vaccination before the interview. After education, 91% would accept HPV vaccination for a 9-year-old daughter. Mothers who intended to vaccinate knew more at baseline about cervical cancer prevention than did those who did not endorse vaccination. Demographic characteristics did not predict vaccine acceptance. Conclusions: Few Honduran mothers were aware of HPV or HPV vaccination. However, most Honduran mothers would accept HPV vaccination for their daughters after receiving education about the relationship between HPV infection and cervical cancer. Baseline cervical cancer knowledge was associated with vaccine acceptance.

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“…As a -systematic inquiry‖, the process is thus a -collaboration of those affected by the issue being studied, for the purpose of education and taking action or effecting change‖ (Green et al 2003, p. 420). CBPR has been described as an effective approach for working with minority and under-served populations, particularly in the public health field (Mosavel et al 2005;Scarinci et al 2007). However, CBPR, still in its incipient stages in the mental health arena (Mulvaney-Day et al 2006;Stacciarini 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%