Characterizing U.S. mothers with high human papillomavirus vaccine intent yet unvaccinated adolescents

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HPV vaccination rates remain suboptimal in the United States. While the current literature focuses on expressly hesitant parents, few studies have examined parents with "high intent", or those indicating they definitely will vaccinate and have had the opportunity but not yet vaccinated their adolescents. Our objective was to differentiate characteristics of mothers with high intent from those who already vaccinated their adolescents using various socioeconomic, previous vaccine decision-making, and healthcare provider relationship-related variables. English-speaking mothers or female guardians of adolescents ages 11-14 years living in low HPV vaccine uptake states within the U.S. in September 2018 were recruited from a national survey panel as part of a larger study. We assessed HPV vaccine status of their adolescents and categorized respondents into two categories: Already Vaccinated and High Intent. We assessed differences using a multivariable logistic regression model. Among 2406 mothers, 18% reported high intent vs. 82% already having vaccinated. Mothers with high intent were more likely to identify as non-Hispanic White (p = 0.01), to have a younger adolescent (p < 0.001), and to report not receiving a provider HPV vaccination recommendation (p < 0.001). Mothers who estimated that half/more (vs. less) of their child's friends have received/will receive the vaccine had higher odds of already vaccinating (p < 0.001). Our findings suggest that clinicians may be able to improve HPV vaccination uptake within their practices by giving repeated, high-quality recommendations to parents of children who are not yet vaccinated. Additionally, these findings indicate perceived social norms may play a large role in on-time vaccine uptake. Reassuring hesitant parents that most parents accept the vaccine may also improve uptake in clinical practice.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:169

Enthalten in:

Preventive medicine - 169(2023) vom: 27. Apr., Seite 107472

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Srivastava, Tuhina [VerfasserIn]
Head, Katharine J [VerfasserIn]
O'Dell, Sean M [VerfasserIn]
Feemster, Kristen A [VerfasserIn]
Panozzo, Catherine A [VerfasserIn]
Zimet, Gregory D [VerfasserIn]
Kornides, Melanie L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescent vaccines
HPV
HPV vaccine
Human papillomavirus
Journal Article
Papillomavirus Vaccines
Parental hesitancy
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Vaccine delay

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Date Completed 20.03.2023

Date Revised 30.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03628885

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107472

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353603937