Factors Related to Chinese Parents' HPV Vaccination Intention for Children

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ID15329152
AuthorsLin Zhu (0000-0001-5298-7431, Temple University), Shumenghui Zhai (0009-0003-5586-5458, Temple University), Philip T Siu (Associate Medical Director, Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc, Philadelphia, PA), Philip Siu, Helen Y Xia (Medical Student, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ), Sarah Lai (Chief Health Center Administrator, Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc, Philadelphia, PA), Cristina N Zambrano (Research Education Coordinator, Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY), Cristina Zambrano (Hunter College), G X Ma (0000-0002-3619-0550, Director, and Associate Dean for Health Disparities, Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA;, Email: [email protected])
Year2019
Volume43
Issue5
Pages994-1005
Publication date2019-08-23
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Health Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-3244 • E-ISSN: 1945-7359
PublisherPNG Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5993/ajhb.43.5.10
PMID31439104
OpenAlexW2969477495
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited7

Objectives: Successful human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine delivery depends heavily on parents' attitudes, perceptions, and willingness to have their children vaccinated. In this study, we assessed parental knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about the HPV vaccine, and examine factors associated with willingness to have eligible children receive HPV vaccination. Methods: From a community health center serving Chinese members in the Greater Philadelphia area, 110 Chinese-American parents with at least one child aged 11 to 18 who had not received HPV vaccine were recruited. Data were collected in face-to-face interviews. Results: Chinese-American parents generally lacked knowledge on HPV and the HPV vaccine, yet had a moderately high level of intention to vaccinate their children against HPV. Ordinal logistic regression results indicated that knowledge, whether or not to involve children, doctor influence, and time lived in the United States were significantly and independently related to parental intention to have their children vaccinated against HPV. Conclusion: Interventions should make efforts to raise awareness of HPV and promote vaccination in doctors' offices. The lower level of parental intention among relatively recent immigrants indicated the necessity to target this population in public health campaigns and intervention efforts

Cancer · Cervical cancer · China · Community health center · Environmental health · Family medicine · HPV infection · HPV vaccines · Intervention (counseling · Logistic regression · Ordered logit · Population · Psychological intervention · Vaccination · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research · Demography · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Immunology

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