Table 3 Attitudes towards HPV infection and the HPV vaccine (N = 170 mother–daughter dyads)
Mothers (n = 170) | Daughters (n = 170) | χ2 | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
Perception of the risk and severity of HPV infection and cervical cancer for daughter | ||||||
Presence of health threat if infected with HPV | 163 | 95.9 | 169 | 99.4 | 0.067a | |
Presence of health threat if getting cervical cancer | 163 | 95.9 | 169 | 99.4 | 0.067a | |
Chance of being infected with HPV in lifetime without the HPV vaccine | 148 | 87.1 | 162 | 95.3 | 6.457 | 0.011* |
Chance of getting cervical cancer in the future without the HPV vaccine | 151 | 88.8 | 162 | 95.3 | 5.227 | 0.022* |
Stigmatization | ||||||
People will be stigmatized as promiscuous for having been infected with HPV | 24 | 14.1 | 23 | 13.5 | 0.032 | 0.858 |
Daughters (or the girls themselves) will be stigmatized as promiscuous if they have received HPV vaccination | 20 | 11.8 | 6 | 3.5 | 8.254 | 0.004** |
Having received the HPV vaccine will encourage an early sexual debut | 26 | 15.3 | 21 | 12.4 | 0.652 | 0.419 |
Perception that a person is too young to receive a vaccine associated with sexual transmitted illness | ||||||
Daughters (or the girls themselves) are too young to receive a vaccine for an STI like HPV | 65 | 38.2 | 43 | 25.3 | 6.769 | 0.009** |
Safety and effectiveness of the HPV vaccine | ||||||
The HPV vaccine is safe | 124 | 72.9 | 137 | 80.6 | 1.972 | 0.160 |
Can prevent most genital warts | 114 | 67.1 | 126 | 74.1 | 1.041 | 0.307 |
Can prevent most HPV infections | 123 | 72.4 | 129 | 75.9 | 0.222 | 0.637 |
Can prevent cervical cancer | 131 | 77.1 | 134 | 78.8 | 0.007 | 0.932 |
Accessibility of the HPV vaccine | ||||||
Costs more than the parents can afford | 115 | 67.6 | 108 | 63.5 | 1.070 | 0.301 |
Difficult to find a provider or clinic that has the vaccine available | 66 | 38.8 | 60 | 35.3 | 0.579 | 0.447 |
Agrees that the government should subsidize the full cost of HPV vaccination | 139 | 81.8 | 147 | 86.5 | 0.962 | 0.327 |