Knowledge, attitudes, and communication around human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination amongst urban Asian mothers and physicians

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• 作者：Song-Nan Chow ; Ruey Soon ; Jong Sup Park ; Chitsanu Pancharoen ; You Lin Qiao ; Partha Basu ; Hextan Yuen Sheung Ngan
• 关键词：HPV vaccination ; Survey ; Barriers to uptake
• 刊名：Vaccine
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：14 May 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：28
• 期：22
• 页码：3809-3817
• 全文大小：610 K

文摘

To determine why HPV vaccination uptake is low in Asia, we surveyed attitudes, knowledge and communication about cervical cancer and HPV vaccination amongst 480 physicians and 1617 randomly selected urban mothers who could afford HPV vaccines in Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand. HPV vaccine rejection by mothers was linked with poor knowledge and low perceptions of self-relevance. Physicians’ likelihood of raising the subject and/or recommending vaccination was linked to how proactively they advocate preventive health, their attitude to the subject's sensitivity and their knowledge levels. Because most Asian mothers seek doctors’ advice and prefer them to take the initiative, physicians should be more proactive in discussing and recommending HPV vaccination.