Abstract
Background
State and national policymakers are actively debating the merits of legally mandating
the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional pilot study designed to identify factors associated with
HPV vaccination in 170 high school girls and the decision making by girls about vaccination.
Results
Overall, 48.4% participated in the vaccination decision making and 37.8% were vaccinated,
but there were significant vaccine-related knowledge gaps. Girls often lacked basic
knowledge necessary to make vaccine decisions. Vaccination was significantly associated
with older age, vaccine information sources, and higher vaccine-related knowledge,
but not with estimates of risk of HPV-related diseases, religion, or frequency of
health care visits.
Conclusions
This paper describes the first study to have identified factors associated with HPV
vaccination among California high school girls and to have documented that a high
percentage are participating in the vaccination decision making. These findings have
implications for adolescent health education and nursing practice and provide new
information relevant to the current public policy debates about mandatory vaccination.
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Biography
Maya B. Mathur, Student, Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA.
Biography
Vandana S. Mathur, President, MathurConsulting, Woodside, CA.
Biography
David B. Reichling, Researcher, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
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Published online: June 05, 2009
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© 2010 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
