Parents' stigmatizing beliefs about the HPV vaccine and their association with information seeking behavior and vaccination communication behaviors

Parents' stigmatizing beliefs about the HPV vaccine, such as beliefs that it promotes adolescent sexual activity, constitute a notable barrier to vaccine uptake. The purpose of this study is to describe the associations between parents' stigmatizing beliefs about the HPV vaccine, psychosoc...

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Published in:Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 2023-12, Vol.19 (1), p.2214054-2214054
Main Authors: McKenzie, Ashley Hedrick, Shegog, Ross, Savas, Lara S., Healy, C. Mary, Shay, L. Aubree, Preston, Sharice, Coan, Sharon, Teague, Travis, Frost, Erica, Spinner, Stanley W., Vernon, Sally W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
HPV
HPV vaccine
Humans
Information Seeking Behavior
information-seeking
Papillomavirus Infections - prevention & control
Papillomavirus Vaccines
Parents - psychology
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology
stigma
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vaccination - psychology
vaccine hesitance
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Summary:Parents' stigmatizing beliefs about the HPV vaccine, such as beliefs that it promotes adolescent sexual activity, constitute a notable barrier to vaccine uptake. The purpose of this study is to describe the associations between parents' stigmatizing beliefs about the HPV vaccine, psychosocial antecedents to vaccination, and parents' intentions to vaccinate their children. Parents of vaccine-eligible children (n = 512) were surveyed in a large urban clinical network. Results indicate that two stigmatizing beliefs were significantly associated with self-efficacy in talking with a doctor about the HPV vaccine. Believing that the vaccine would make a child more likely to have sex was associated with citing social media as a source of information about the vaccine. Other stigmatizing beliefs were either associated with citing healthcare professionals as sources of information about the vaccine, or they were not significantly associated with any information source. This finding suggests that stigmatizing beliefs might discourage parents from seeking out information about the vaccine. This study is significant because it further highlights the importance of doctor recommendations to all patients at recommended ages; doctor visits may represent one of the few opportunities to normalize HPV vaccination and address parents' stigmatizing beliefs about the HPV vaccine.
ISSN:2164-5515
2164-554X
DOI:10.1080/21645515.2023.2214054