Wei Wang1, Yuanyuan Ma2, Xia Wang3, Huachun Zou4, Fanghui Zhao5, Shaoming Wang5, Shaokai Zhang5, Yong Zhao6, Gifty Marley1, Wei Ma7. 1. Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China. 2. School of Finance & Economics, Shandong Jiaotong University, Jinan, China. 3. Zaozhuang Vocational College of Science and Technology, Zaozhuang, China. 4. School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 5. Department of Epidemiology, Cancer Institute of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. 6. The Middle School Attached to Shandong University, Jinan, China. 7. Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China. Electronic address: weima@sdu.edu.cn.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of awareness on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and acceptance of HPV vaccination among parents of junior middle school students. METHODS: A cross sectional survey employing cluster sampling was conducted in Jinan, Shandong Province of China in January of 2013. RESULTS: A total of 400 parents of junior middle school students participated in the questionnaire survey, among whom 360 (90%) completed valid questionnaires. About 88 (22.63%) parents had ever heard of HPV. Only one in ten (10.2%) knew about HPV vaccine. Parents willing to accept HPV vaccination for children accounted for 40.8%. Factors associated willing to accept HPV vaccination for children among parents were: female parent (AOR: 0.38, 95%CI: 0.21-0.67), having ever heard of HPV vaccine (AOR: 2.38, 95%CI: 1.01-5.61), thinking HPV vaccination should commence before sexual debut(AOR: 2.16, 95%CI: 1.21-3.85), thinking HPV vaccination should commence before 12 years old (AOR: 2.76, 95%CI: 1.02-7.46) or 13-15 years old (AOR: 4.75, 95%CI: 1.79-12.61), concern about suffering from cervical cancer and/or genital warts (AOR: 2.43, 95%CI: 1.31-4.50). About 60% of parents were in favor of future HPV vaccination promoting in China believing that HPV vaccine could efficiently prevent cervical cancer, anal cancer or genital warts, 37.4% of parents with expectation of governmental subsidy and price regulation. CONCLUSION: Parental awareness level of HPV vaccine and willingness to accept HPV vaccination for children was low. However, the general attitude of many participants toward future promoting of HPV vaccination in China was encouraging, particularly if certain expectations were met.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of awareness on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and acceptance of HPV vaccination among parents of junior middle school students. METHODS: A cross sectional survey employing cluster sampling was conducted in Jinan, Shandong Province of China in January of 2013. RESULTS: A total of 400 parents of junior middle school students participated in the questionnaire survey, among whom 360 (90%) completed valid questionnaires. About 88 (22.63%) parents had ever heard of HPV. Only one in ten (10.2%) knew about HPV vaccine. Parents willing to accept HPV vaccination for children accounted for 40.8%. Factors associated willing to accept HPV vaccination for children among parents were: female parent (AOR: 0.38, 95%CI: 0.21-0.67), having ever heard of HPV vaccine (AOR: 2.38, 95%CI: 1.01-5.61), thinking HPV vaccination should commence before sexual debut(AOR: 2.16, 95%CI: 1.21-3.85), thinking HPV vaccination should commence before 12 years old (AOR: 2.76, 95%CI: 1.02-7.46) or 13-15 years old (AOR: 4.75, 95%CI: 1.79-12.61), concern about suffering from cervical cancer and/or genital warts (AOR: 2.43, 95%CI: 1.31-4.50). About 60% of parents were in favor of future HPV vaccination promoting in China believing that HPV vaccine could efficiently prevent cervical cancer, anal cancer or genital warts, 37.4% of parents with expectation of governmental subsidy and price regulation. CONCLUSION: Parental awareness level of HPV vaccine and willingness to accept HPV vaccination for children was low. However, the general attitude of many participants toward future promoting of HPV vaccination in China was encouraging, particularly if certain expectations were met.
Authors: William Mendes Lobão; Fernanda Gross Duarte; Jordan Danielle Burns; Carlos Antonio de Souza Teles Santos; Maria Conceição Chagas de Almeida; Arthur Reingold; Edson Duarte Moreira Journal: PLoS One Date: 2018-11-12 Impact factor: 3.240