Danyu Li, Jennifer Stinson, Wen Zhang, Fulei Wu, Jingting Wang, Biyu Shen, Fan Wu, Changrong Yuan
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Abstract
Purpose: To assess the predictors of Chinese parents of girls' decision stage about the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination.
Patients and methods: Two hundred and seventy-three parents of girls aged 9-17 with no HPV vaccination history were recruited to complete an online survey between September-December 2023. We assessed factors thought to influence decisions about HPV vaccination, including sociodemographics, HPV general knowledge, HPV vaccination knowledge, attitudes, and decisional conflict. Parents were asked to choose the decision stages among Stage 1 (have not thought), Stage 2 (considering), and Stage 3 (decided). Predictors of the decision stage were assessed with univariate and multivariate multinomial logistic regression.
Results: The parents of the three decision stages accounted for 48.4%, 29.7%, and 22.0%, respectively. Parents of older girls were more likely to be in the "considering" stage (OR = 1.29) than the "haven't thought" stage. A higher sense of being uninformed was associated with lower odds of being in the "considering" stage (OR = 0.97). Additionally, greater feelings of uncertainty were linked to lower odds of being in the "decided" stage (OR = 0.95) than the "haven't thought" stage.
Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of understanding the various stages of decision-making in HPV vaccination among Chinese parents. Parents' subjective feelings of being informed and certainty appear to be significant factors in advancing through the decision-making stages. Future research should develop and explore the impact of specific knowledge and valued based tools and decision aids.
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Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal focusing on health, pathology, and treatment issues specific to the adolescent age group, including health issues affecting young people with cancer. Original research, reports, editorials, reviews, commentaries and adolescent-focused clinical trial design are welcomed. All aspects of health maintenance, preventative measures, disease treatment interventions, studies investigating the poor outcomes for some treatments in this group of patients, and the challenges when transitioning from adolescent to adult care are addressed within the journal. Practitioners from all disciplines are invited to submit their work as well as health care researchers and patient support groups. Areas covered include: Physical and mental development in the adolescent period, Behavioral issues, Pathologies and treatment interventions specific to this age group, Prevalence and incidence studies, Diet and nutrition, Specific drug handling, efficacy, and safety issues, Drug development programs, Outcome studies, patient satisfaction, compliance, and adherence, Patient and health education programs and studies.
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