Women's attitudes on human papillomavirus vaccination to their daughters

Symphorosa Shing Chee Chan; Tak Hong Cheung; Wing Kit Lo; Tony Kwok Hung Chung

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.04.011

Women's attitudes on human papillomavirus vaccination to their daughters

J Adolesc Health. 2007 Aug;41(2):204-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.04.011.

Authors

Symphorosa Shing Chee Chan¹, Tak Hong Cheung, Wing Kit Lo, Tony Kwok Hung Chung

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong. symphorosa@cuhk.edu.hk

PMID: 17659226
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.04.011

Abstract

This study assessed the impact of an information pamphlet on acceptance of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Chinese women. The pamphlet increased the self-perceived knowledge on cervical cancer and HPV of the study subjects and had a positive influence on women accepting HPV vaccination for their daughters (p < .001).

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Attitude to Health*
Child
Female
Health Education
Hong Kong
Humans
Mothers / psychology*
Papillomavirus Vaccines*
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / prevention & control*

Substances

Papillomavirus Vaccines