Intending to have their daughters be ‘one less?': Assessing mothers' intentions to vaccinate their daughters against HPV

N M Askelson; S Campo; John B Lowe; L K Dennis; Sandi Smith; J Andsager

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Intending to have their daughters be ‘one less?': Assessing mothers' intentions to vaccinate their daughters against HPV

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Intending to have their daughters be ‘one less?': Assessing mothers' intentions to vaccinate their daughters against HPV

N M Askelson, S Campo, John B Lowe, L K Dennis, Sandi Smith and J Andsager

Annual Meeting of the Americal Public Health Associaton (APHA): Water and Public Health: the 21st Century Challenge, 137th (Philadelphia, United States, 07-Nov-2009–11-Nov-2009)

2009

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Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine

Public Health and Health Services

STD prevention

cervical cancer

This study assessed mothers' intentions to vaccinate their 9 to 15-year-old daughters against HPV using the Theory of Planned Behavior as a framework. Mothers' experience with sexually transmitted infections, their beliefs about the vaccine encouraging sexual activity, and their perception of their daughters' risk for HPV were also examined for their relationship with intention. A random sample of 1207 mothers in a rural, Midwestern state were mailed a survey with questions pertaining to intention to vaccinate their daughters against HPV. A total of 217 surveys were used for this analysis. Multivariate linear regression was used to determine which factors influence mothers' intentions to vaccinate. The adjusted R-square for this model was 0.66. Attitudes were the strongest predictor of mothers' intentions to vaccinate (Ã¢ = 0.61, p < 0.001), but intentions were not high. Only about 48% of mothers who responded indicated that they agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that they were intending to vaccinate their daughters. Subjective norms also influenced intention (Ã¢ = 0.16, p < 0.05). Mothers' risk perceptions, experience with STIs, and beliefs about the vaccine encouraging sexual activity were not related to intention. Mothers' perceptions of their daughters' risks for HPV were surprisingly low. Further research should explore ways to influence mothers' attitudes and to uncover the important persons or referent groups mothers refer to for vaccination behavior. Implications for health communication interventions will be outlined.

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Title: Intending to have their daughters be ‘one less?': Assessing mothers' intentions to vaccinate their daughters against HPV
Authors: N M Askelson (Author) - University of Iowa, United States
S Campo (Author) - University of Iowa, United States
John B Lowe (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
L K Dennis (Author) - University of Iowa, United States
Sandi Smith (Author) - Michigan State University, United States
J Andsager (Author) - University of Iowa, United States
Conference details: Annual Meeting of the Americal Public Health Associaton (APHA): Water and Public Health: the 21st Century Challenge, 137th (Philadelphia, United States, 07-Nov-2009–11-Nov-2009)
Publisher: American Public Health Association
Date published: 2009
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449773802621
Output Type: Abstract

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