Association of Parental Attitudes, Beliefs, and Possible Responses to a Mandatory Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
| Variable | If the HPV Vaccine was Mandatory to Attend School, Which of the Following Statements Most Agrees with Your View? | P* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Would Sign a Waiver to Prevent my Child from Receiving the Vaccine (n [%]) | Would have My Child Vaccinated (n [%]) | Would do Whatever My Doctor Recommends (n [%]) | ||
| Gender | .95 | |||
| Male | 6 (16.2) | 25 (67.6) | 6 (16.2) | |
| Female | 52 (18.4) | 186 (65.7) | 45 (15.9) | |
| Age (years) | .84 | |||
| 18–29 | 11 (19.6) | 36 (64.3) | 9 (16.1) | |
| 30–39 | 23 (15.9) | 95 (65.5) | 27 (18.6) | |
| 40–49 | 17 (18.9) | 61 (67.8) | 12 (13.3) | |
| 50+ | 7 (24.1) | 19 (65.5) | 3 (10.3) | |
| Race | .40 | |||
| White | 40 (22.0) | 114 (62.6) | 28 (15.4) | |
| African American | 18 (14.8) | 84 (68.9) | 20 (16.4) | |
| Asian | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | |
| Hispanic | 0 (0.0) | 10 (83.3) | 2 (16.7) | |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Ages of children, 9–11 | .91 | |||
| No | 25 (19.1) | 86 (65.7) | 20 (15.3) | |
| Yes | 33 (17.5) | 125 (66.1) | 31 (16.4) | |
| Ages of children, 12–14 | .02 | |||
| No | 39 (18.8) | 127 (61.4) | 41 (19.8) | |
| Yes | 19 (16.8) | 84 (74.3) | 10 (8.9) | |
| Ages of children, 15–17 | .23 | |||
| No | 41 (21.0) | 123 (63.1) | 31 (15.9) | |
| Yes | 17 (13.6) | 88 (70.4) | 20 (16.0) | |
| Income | .54 | |||
| ≤$20,000 | 6 (13.3) | 33 (73.3) | 6 (13.3) | |
| $20,001-$50,000 | 22 (16.5) | 88 (66.2) | 23 (17.3) | |
| $50,001-$100,000 | 21 (25.0) | 49 (58.3) | 14 (16.7) | |
| >$100,000 | 9 (15.5) | 41 (70.7) | 8 (13.8) | |
| Education | .84 | |||
| >High school | 2 (15.4) | 9 (69.2) | 2 (15.4) | |
| High school or GED | 20 (16.4) | 85 (69.7) | 17 (13.9) | |
| ≥College or more | 36 (19.5) | 117 (63.2) | 32 (17.3) | |
| Health insurance | .06 | |||
| None | 2 (11.1) | 10 (55.6) | 6 (33.3) | |
| Private | 47 (21.5) | 139 (63.5) | 33 (15.1) | |
| Medicaid | 5 (7.8) | 51 (79.7) | 8 (12.5) | |
| Medicare | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Other | 3 (25.0) | 5 (41.7) | 4 (33.3) | |
| Tricare | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Ever had HPV | .19 | |||
| Yes | 10 (23.8) | 30 (71.4) | 2 (4.8) | |
| No | 46 (17.9) | 165 (64.2) | 46 (17.9) | |
| Not sure | 2 (9.5) | 16 (76.2) | 3 (14.3) | |
| Ever had genital warts | .22 | |||
| Yes | 3 (20.0) | 12 (80.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| No | 55 (18.0) | 199 (65.3) | 51 (16.7) | |
| Abnormal Papanicolaou test (women only) | .62 | |||
| Yes | 23 (19.5) | 80 (67.8) | 15 (12.7) | |
| No | 31 (18.6) | 106 (63.5) | 30 (18.0) | |
| Not sure | 4 (11.4) | 25 (71.4) | 6 (17.1) | |
| Support government mandated vaccines requirements | <.0001 | |||
| No | 17 (50.0) | 10 (29.4) | 7 (20.6) | |
| Yes | 40 (14.0) | 201 (70.5) | 44 (15.4) | |
| Familiar with HPV | .02 | |||
| Not familiar | 7 (15.9) | 30 (68.2) | 7 (15.9) | |
| Somewhat familiar | 30 (16.3) | 115 (62.5) | 39 (21.2) | |
| Very familiar | 21 (22.8) | 66 (71.7) | 5 (5.4) | |
| Likelihood of child to contract HPV | <.0001 | |||
| Not at all likely | 36 (24.5) | 76 (51.7) | 35 (23.8) | |
| Somewhat likely | 20 (12.8) | 120 (76.9) | 16 (10.3) | |
| Very likely | 2 (12.5) | 14 (87.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Important for child to receive HPV vaccine | <.0001 | |||
| Not at all important | 29 (58.0) | 10 (20.0) | 11 (22.0) | |
| Somewhat important | 23 (17.4) | 81 (61.4) | 28 (21.2) | |
| Very important | 5 (3.7) | 119 (87.5) | 12 (8.8) | |
| Concerned about side effects of HPV vaccine | .08 | |||
| Not at all concerned | 8 (24.2) | 20 (60.6) | 5 (15.2) | |
| Somewhat concerned | 16 (11.4) | 102 (72.9) | 22 (15.7) | |
| Very concerned | 34 (23.5) | 87 (60.0) | 24 (16.6) | |
| HPV vaccine reduces risk of cervical cancer | <.0001 | |||
| No | 20 (55.6) | 10 (27.8) | 6 (16.7) | |
| Yes | 25 (11.0) | 169 (74.5) | 33 (14.5) | |
| No girls | 11 (20.8) | 30 (56.6) | 12 (22.6) | |
| HPV vaccine reduces risk of genital warts | .02 | |||
| No | 30 (25.9) | 70 (60.3) | 16 (13.8) | |
| Yes | 26 (13.2) | 136 (69.0) | 35 (17.8) | |
| Want child to receive HPV vaccine | <.0001 | |||
| No | 35 (57.4) | 10 (16.4) | 16 (26.2) | |
| Yes | 21 (8.24) | 199 (78.0) | 35 (13.7) | |
| Child has received HPV vaccine | .001 | |||
| No | 57 (20.50) | 173 (62.2) | 48 (17.28) | |
| Yes | 1 (2.4) | 38 (90.5) | 3 (7.1) | |
| Physician supports HPV vaccine | .0004 | |||
| No | 3 (37.5) | 2 (25.0) | 3 (37.5) | |
| Yes | 7 (7.7) | 75 (82.4) | 9 (9.9) | |
| Not discussed | 48 (21.7) | 134 (60.6) | 39 (17.7) | |
| Most influences decision to get HPV vaccine | <.0001 | |||
| Doctor | 20 (10.5) | 137 (72.1) | 33 (17.4) | |
| Spouse | 5 (29.4) | 8 (47.1) | 4 (23.5) | |
| Child | 2 (7.4) | 21 (77.8) | 4 (14.8) | |
| Parent | 0 (0.0) | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | |
| Mandatory school requirement | 4 (20.0) | 15 (75.0) | 1 (5.0) | |
| None | 27 (46.6) | 24 (41.4) | 7 (12.1) | |
| Somewhat comfortable | 8 (4.91) | 128 (78.5) | 27 (16.6) | |
| Very comfortable | 0 (0.00) | 64 (95.5) | 3 (4.5) | |
| Mandatory HPV vaccine program helpful | <.0001 | |||
| Not helpful | 31 (67.4) | 9 (19.6) | 6 (13.0) | |
| Somewhat helpful | 27 (13.9) | 127 (65.1) | 41 (21.0) | |
| Very helpful | 0 (0.0) | 75 (94.9) | 4 (5.1) | |
| Mandatory HPV vaccine program important | <.0001 | |||
| Not important | 32 (64.0) | 12 (24.0) | 6 (12.0) | |
| Somewhat important | 25 (13.7) | 118 (64.5) | 40 (21.9) | |
| Very important | 1 (1.2) | 81 (93.1) | 5 (5.8) | |
| Federal government to pay for HPV vaccine | <.0001 | |||
| No | 42 (38.5) | 48 (44.0) | 19 (17.4) | |
| Yes | 16 (7.6) | 162 (77.1) | 32 (15.2) | |
| Interested in HPV vaccination for child | <.0001 | |||
| Not interested | 41 (71.9) | 7 (12.3) | 9 (15.8) | |
| Somewhat interested | 16 (10.6) | 102 (67.6) | 33 (21.9) | |
| Very interested | 1 (0.9) | 102 (91.1) | 9 (8.0) | |
| HPV vaccine should be added to the list of school entry vaccine requirements | <.0001 | |||
| No | 57 (31.3) | 86 (47.3) | 39 (21.4) | |
| Yes | 1 (0.7) | 125 (90.6) | 12 (8.7) | |
* χ2 test.
HPV, human papillomavirus; GED, General Educational Development test.