TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding how mothers of adolescent girls obtain information about the human papillomavirus vaccine
T2 - Associations between mothers' health beliefs, information seeking, and vaccination intentions in an ethnically diverse sample
AU - Baldwin, Austin S.
AU - Bruce, Corinne M.
AU - Tiro, Jasmin A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) of Dallas and NIH CTSA grant (UL1 RR024982).
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - We examined factors associated with information seeking about the human papillomavirus vaccine among mothers of adolescent girls by testing whether information seeking and vaccination intentions for their daughters are associated with perceived vulnerability, severity, and vaccine benefits in an ethnically diverse sample. Mothers (N = 256) of unvaccinated girls living in Dallas, Texas, were surveyed (49% Black, 29% Hispanic, and 18% White). Perceived vulnerability to human papillomavirus was associated with talking with others (odds ratio = 1.71, 95% confidence interval = 1.09, 2.66) and talking with a doctor about the vaccine (odds ratio = 1.42, 95% confidence interval = 1.01, 1.99), and perceived vaccine benefits were associated with vaccination intentions (odds ratio = 2.96, 95% confidence interval = 1.98, 4.42), but the perceived severity was not associated with any dependent measure. Beliefs about human papillomavirus risk are associated with seeking information from a doctor and interpersonal sources, but ethnic minorities are less likely to talk with others about the vaccine.
AB - We examined factors associated with information seeking about the human papillomavirus vaccine among mothers of adolescent girls by testing whether information seeking and vaccination intentions for their daughters are associated with perceived vulnerability, severity, and vaccine benefits in an ethnically diverse sample. Mothers (N = 256) of unvaccinated girls living in Dallas, Texas, were surveyed (49% Black, 29% Hispanic, and 18% White). Perceived vulnerability to human papillomavirus was associated with talking with others (odds ratio = 1.71, 95% confidence interval = 1.09, 2.66) and talking with a doctor about the vaccine (odds ratio = 1.42, 95% confidence interval = 1.01, 1.99), and perceived vaccine benefits were associated with vaccination intentions (odds ratio = 2.96, 95% confidence interval = 1.98, 4.42), but the perceived severity was not associated with any dependent measure. Beliefs about human papillomavirus risk are associated with seeking information from a doctor and interpersonal sources, but ethnic minorities are less likely to talk with others about the vaccine.
KW - human papillomavirus vaccine
KW - information seeking
KW - perceived benefits
KW - perceived severity
KW - perceived vulnerability
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U2 - 10.1177/1359105312445078
DO - 10.1177/1359105312445078
M3 - Article
C2 - 22992585
AN - SCOPUS:84879385972
SN - 1359-1053
VL - 18
SP - 926
EP - 938
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
IS - 7
ER -