Acceptance of and attitudes towards human papillomavirus vaccination in Japanese mothers of adolescent girls

Highlights ► First parental HPV vaccine acceptance study conducted in Japan. ► Data from 862 mothers with daughters 11–14 yrs analyzed. ► Acceptance high, 92.6%, if vaccine is free, but low, 1.5%, at recommended price. ► Related factors – doctor's recommendation, health beliefs, and attitudes t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccine 2012-08, Vol.30 (39), p.5740-5747
Hauptverfasser: Hanley, Sharon J.B, Yoshioka, Eiji, Ito, Yoshiya, Konno, Ryo, Hayashi, Yuri, Kishi, Reiko, Sakuragi, Noriaki
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights ► First parental HPV vaccine acceptance study conducted in Japan. ► Data from 862 mothers with daughters 11–14 yrs analyzed. ► Acceptance high, 92.6%, if vaccine is free, but low, 1.5%, at recommended price. ► Related factors – doctor's recommendation, health beliefs, and attitudes to vaccination. ► Possible barriers – daughter's age, fear of side-effects and mothers’ screening history.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.07.003