Parents' perspectives on dental team as advisors to promote HPV vaccination among Spanish adolescents

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Journal of public health dentistry Pub Date : 2024-03-14 DOI:10.1111/jphd.12609

Alejandro Ismael Lorenzo-Pouso DDS, MSC, MPH, Sergio González-Palanca MD, PhD, Gerardo Palmeiro-Fernández MD, Juan Carlos Dominguez-Salgado MD, Mario Pérez-Sayáns DDS, MDS, FDS, PhD, Ernesto J. González-Veiga MD, Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio DDS, PhD, Ellen M. Daley MPH, PhD

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Abstract

Purpose

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection responsible for many anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. Dental care providers have the potential to influence vaccine uptake, yet little is known about how patients perceive their role in HPV education and prevention.

Methods

Parents of adolescents aged 9 to 17 years (n = 375) were recruited from Valdeorras District Hospital (Galicia, Spain) to investigate parents' attitudes concerning the involvement of dental care providers in discussions related to HPV. A survey was distributed to the participants, and 343 (91.5%) were included in the analysis.

Results

In general, nearly half of the parents reported feeling comfortable regarding discussing HPV with their dentist. Participants described more comfort with dentists than with dental hygienists. Parents' comfort levels were influenced by various social determinants of health, including education level, marital status, geographic origin, and child vaccination status (p > 0.05).

Conclusion

Parents reported varying comfort levels when discussing HPV and its vaccine with dental professionals, displaying a preference for dentists. Dental settings have the potential to promote vaccination, but the existence of ongoing barriers needs to be addressed.

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家长对牙科团队作为顾问促进西班牙青少年接种人乳头瘤病毒疫苗的看法。

目的：人类乳头瘤病毒（HPV）是一种流行的性传播感染，是许多肛门癌和口咽癌的罪魁祸首。牙科保健提供者有可能影响疫苗的接种率，但对于患者如何看待他们在 HPV 教育和预防中的作用却知之甚少：从 Valdeorras 区医院（西班牙加利西亚）招募了 9 至 17 岁青少年的家长（n = 375），以调查家长对牙科保健提供者参与 HPV 相关讨论的态度。向参与者发放了一份调查问卷，其中 343 人（91.5%）参与了分析：总的来说，近一半的家长表示在与牙医讨论人乳头瘤病毒问题时感觉很舒服。与牙医相比，参与者更愿意与牙科保健师交谈。家长的舒适度受到各种健康社会决定因素的影响，包括教育水平、婚姻状况、地域和儿童疫苗接种情况（P > 0.05）：结论：在与牙科专业人员讨论人乳头瘤病毒及其疫苗时，家长们表现出不同的舒适度，并表现出对牙科医生的偏好。牙科机构具有促进疫苗接种的潜力，但需要解决持续存在的障碍。

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Journal of public health dentistry 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

3.80

自引率

4.30%

发文量

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Public Health Dentistry is devoted to the advancement of public health dentistry through the exploration of related research, practice, and policy developments. Three main types of articles are published: original research articles that provide a significant contribution to knowledge in the breadth of dental public health, including oral epidemiology, dental health services, the behavioral sciences, and the public health practice areas of assessment, policy development, and assurance; methods articles that report the development and testing of new approaches to research design, data collection and analysis, or the delivery of public health services; and review articles that synthesize previous research in the discipline and provide guidance to others conducting research as well as to policy makers, managers, and other dental public health practitioners.