Factors Associated with HPV Vaccination among Cambodian American Teenagers.
Haeok Lee, Minjin Kim, Peter Kiang and 5 others
PMID 27723191WHAT IT FOUND
Cambodian American mothers reported low HPV vaccination uptake: 33% of daughters and 19% of sons had received at least one dose.
Fifty-five percent had never heard of HPV; among unvaccinated or unsure daughters, only 12% had a physician recommendation.
Key findings
01HPV vaccination was uncommon among the families surveyed: 33% of daughters and 19% of sons had received at least one dose.
02Mothers had low HPV awareness and knowledge: 55% had never heard of HPV, and the mean knowledge score was 3.61 of 8 points.
03Among mothers whose daughters were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown, only 12% reported a physician recommendation, while 72% said they wanted their daughters vaccinated in the future.
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What it does not show
The mothers were recruited through network and targeted sampling in limited Massachusetts areas, so they may not represent Cambodian Americans or Asian Americans elsewhere. The survey relied on face-to-face interviews, which may have made mothers give socially acceptable answers. The researchers did not control for interview settings or participants' mood, which could affect responses.
Declared interests
The authors reported no potential conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that teaching mothers about HPV will make vaccination more likely. This survey only shows that mothers who knew more about HPV were more likely to report vaccinated daughters; it did not test an education program or show cause.