Anticipated acceptance of HPV vaccination at the baseline of implementation: a survey of parental and adolescent knowledge and attitudes in Finland

Sarah C Woodhall; Matti Lehtinen; Tiina Verho; Heini Huhtala; Mari Hokkanen; Elise Kosunen

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.01.005

Anticipated acceptance of HPV vaccination at the baseline of implementation: a survey of parental and adolescent knowledge and attitudes in Finland

J Adolesc Health. 2007 May;40(5):466-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.01.005. Epub 2007 Mar 26.

Authors

Sarah C Woodhall¹, Matti Lehtinen, Tiina Verho, Heini Huhtala, Mari Hokkanen, Elise Kosunen

Affiliation

¹ University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.

PMID: 17448408
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.01.005

Abstract

We evaluated acceptance of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination by adolescents and their parents, 83% and 86% of whom accepted vaccination. Improving knowledge and awareness of HPV, and addressing parental concerns about vaccinating adolescents, most notably on vaccinating against a sexually transmitted disease, should help tackle factors associated with being resistant to accepting HPV vaccination.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Female
Finland
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Papillomavirus Vaccines / administration & dosage*
Parental Consent / statistics & numerical data*
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
Probability
Risk Assessment
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vaccination / standards*
Vaccination / trends

Substances

Papillomavirus Vaccines