Association Between Parental HPV Knowledge and Intentions to Have Their Daughters Vaccinated.
Lisa N Mansfield, Elijah O Onsomu, Elizabeth Merwin and 2 others
PMID 28322641WHAT IT FOUND
Parents who knew HPV facts were more likely to say they were sure about vaccinating their daughters.
This national survey measured stated intention, not actual vaccination, and cannot show that knowledge alone causes vaccination.
Key findings
01Of parents who answered HPV knowledge questions, 88.35% were deemed knowledgeable and 56.4% intended to have their daughters vaccinated.
02In adjusted analysis, parents deemed HPV knowledgeable were more likely to say they were sure they would vaccinate their daughters than parents not deemed knowledgeable (aRRR = 3.96, p = .004).
03Female parents were less likely than male parents to say they were sure they would vaccinate (aRRR = 0.52, p = .021).
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What it does not show
The study was cross-sectional, so it cannot show that HPV knowledge caused vaccination intention. It measured parents' stated intention, not whether daughters were actually vaccinated. HPV vaccine was newly approved during data collection, which may have affected self-reported responses. Knowledge was measured by only three questions. The survey did not identify whether respondents were parents or legal guardians, so some may have been grandparents or others. The sample was mostly women (69.8%, n = 725), White (68.9%, n = 714), married (almost 71%, n = 734), and higher income (69.7%, n = 719 earned >= $50,000), so findings may not reflect all parents.
Declared interests
The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that giving parents HPV information will increase vaccination. The study found an association with stated intention in a cross-sectional survey, not a causal effect on actual vaccination.