Comparison of Self-Efficacy and Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Various Types of Decision Makers in Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Dora Samaria, Eva Berthy Tallutondok, Chandrayani Simanjorang and 1 others
PMID 39906253WHAT IT FOUND
Mothers of adolescent girls had the lowest HPV vaccine confidence and knowledge scores; young adult women deciding for themselves had the highest.
All three decision-maker groups differed on both measures.
Key findings
01Median self-efficacy scores differed significantly among decision-maker types (P<0.001).
02Median knowledge scores differed significantly among decision-maker types (P<0.001).
03Mothers of adolescents had the lowest median self-efficacy (11) and knowledge (24) scores, while young adult women deciding for themselves had the highest (15 and 34).
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What it does not show
The study was cross-sectional and used consecutive sampling in one Indonesian city, so the results may not apply to other places or to vaccinated people. Only mothers were included as parents, so fathers' knowledge and confidence were not measured. The outcomes were self-reported questionnaire scores about HPV vaccine confidence and knowledge, not actual vaccination uptake. The paper reports the self-efficacy total score range as 7 to 21, but Table 3 lists a minimum of 3, so the possible score range is unclear.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the group differences as evidence that HPV vaccine education works or will raise vaccination coverage. The study measured questionnaire scores in unvaccinated participants and did not test an intervention or follow vaccination behaviour.