Longitudinal predictors of human papillomavirus vaccination among a national sample of adolescent males

P.L. Reiter, A.-L. McRee, J.K. Pepper, M.B. Gilkey, K.V. Galbraith and N.T. Brewer

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 8, 1419-1427

Abstract: Objectives. We conducted a longitudinal study to examine human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among male adolescents and to identify vaccination predictors. Methods. In fall 2010 and 2011, a national sample of parents with sons aged 11 to 17 years (n = 327) and their sons (n = 228) completed online surveys. We used logistic regression to identify predictors of HPV vaccination that occurred between baseline and follow-up. Results. Only 2% of sons had received any doses of HPV vaccine at baseline, with an increase to 8% by follow-up. About 55% of parents who had ever received a doctor's recommendation to get their sons HPV vaccine did vaccinate between baseline and follow-up, compared with only 1% of parents without a recommendation. Fathers (odds ratio = 0.29; 95% confidence interval = 0.09, 0.80) and non-Hispanic White parents (odds ratio = 0.29; 95% confidence interval = 0.11, 0.76) were less likely to have vaccinated sons. Willingness to get sons HPV vaccine decreased from baseline to follow-up among parents (P

Keywords: Wart virus vaccine, adolescent; article; attitude to health; chi square distribution; child; human; longitudinal study; male; papillomavirus infection; United States, Adolescent; Chi-Square Distribution; Child; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Papillomavirus Infections; Papillomavirus Vaccines; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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