The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can lead to cancer (CDC, 2016). Since the licensure of the HPV vaccine, in 2006, countless educational and marketing campaigns have attempted to raise awareness of the vaccine. However, HPV vaccination rates have continued to remain low. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that 9 to 26-year-old males and females receive three doses of the quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The article, Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Adolescents in Georgia, aims to study, parental attitudes toward the vaccination, describes receipt of one and three vaccine doses, and examines the correlations between series initiation and
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In this article, Underwood, et al. (2015) focused on the concepts of perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers. Perceived susceptibility refers to a person’s attitude surrounding how likely they believe their child will contract HPV. Perceived severity denotes how serious the individual views HPV. Perceived benefits are an individual’s belief that by getting the HPV vaccine their child will not contract the cancer causing virus. A perceived barrier of the HPV vaccine is time allotted for communication between doctor and patient about the vaccine. Perceived barriers are the best predictor of a behavior due in part to the fact, that they may be out of the individuals control, such as cost of vaccine (Skinner, Tiro, and Champion, 2015, p. …show more content…
This intervention accomplished that goal. Across all three arms of the intervention the odds ratio increased for parents reporting their child had received the initial dose of the HPV vaccine. Moreover, researchers also found that adolescent females were three times as likely to receive the initial HPV vaccine compared to adolescent males, and were also more likely to complete all three doses. They also found that parents with higher scores on the HPV attitude and belief index were more likely to complete all three doses of the HPV vaccine. These findings provide implications for future research (Underwood et al.
In this article, Underwood, et al. (2015) focused on the concepts of perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers. Perceived susceptibility refers to a person’s attitude surrounding how likely they believe their child will contract HPV. Perceived severity denotes how serious the individual views HPV. Perceived benefits are an individual’s belief that by getting the HPV vaccine their child will not contract the cancer causing virus. A perceived barrier of the HPV vaccine is time allotted for communication between doctor and patient about the vaccine. Perceived barriers are the best predictor of a behavior due in part to the fact, that they may be out of the individuals control, such as cost of vaccine (Skinner, Tiro, and Champion, 2015, p. …show more content…
This intervention accomplished that goal. Across all three arms of the intervention the odds ratio increased for parents reporting their child had received the initial dose of the HPV vaccine. Moreover, researchers also found that adolescent females were three times as likely to receive the initial HPV vaccine compared to adolescent males, and were also more likely to complete all three doses. They also found that parents with higher scores on the HPV attitude and belief index were more likely to complete all three doses of the HPV vaccine. These findings provide implications for future research (Underwood et al.