Parent’s attitude and knowledge on HPV vaccination: A descriptive study
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Tarih
2022
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Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency (RSNPHA)
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Objective: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease and can be prevented by vaccination. The most important factors affecting the vaccination rates may be parents’ knowledge levels and opinions on the issue and their total income levels. Moreover, parental hesitancy against vaccination, including even those in the national vaccination programs, has recently gradually increased in Turkey and worldwide. Ultimately, in this study, it was aimed to determine parents’ knowledge and opinions on the HPV vaccination and the factors affecting their vaccination decisions. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 552 parents of 9-18-year-old daughters and sons at two research hospitals in 2020 in Turkey. Face-to-face interviews were carried out to collect data on the parental knowledge levels and attitudes regarding HPV vaccination, as well as reasons for refusal. Results: Of the 552 parents, 438 were mothers and 114 were fathers. More than half of the parents (69%) stated that they had not heard of HPV vaccines. After a short briefing, the parents were separately asked about their thoughts on having their daughters and sons vaccinated with HPV. The majority of the parents with daughters (76.7%; among 532) and 74.6% of 508 parents with sons were positive for vaccination. After informed of the cost of vaccines and the required number of doses, 11.2% of the parents (n=62) stated that they would not have their children vaccinated even if the vaccine was provided by the state for free. The main reason for such an approach may be since they did not have enough information about vaccines [59.6% (n = 37)]. Conclusion: Most of the parents did not have enough information about HPV vaccines. The parental vaccine acceptance rates were significantly affected by the paid vaccination. Healthcare professionals have a great responsibility for enlightening families on raising vaccination awareness and increasing vaccine acceptance rates among parents. © 2022,Turk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi. All Rights Reserved.
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Hpv vaccines; Human papillomavirus; Parental knowledge
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Turk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi
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Q4
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79
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3