Table 4.
Change in parents’ statements about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
| Parent beliefs | Number of parents; Pre-HPV app, n (%) | Number of parents; Post-HPV app, n (%) | Number of parents; Follow-up, n (%) | P valuesa | ||||||||||
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Agree | Disagree | Not sure | Agree | Disagree | Not sure | Agree | Disagree | Not sure | Pre vs Post | Pre vs follow-up | |||
| Other parents in my community are getting their children the HPV shot or vaccine | 8 (28) | 4 (14) | 17 (59) | 11 (38) | 6 (21) | 12 (41) | 14 (48)b | 2 (7) | 13 (45) | .55 | .03 | |||
| Most people who are important to me would support getting the HPV shot or vaccine for my child | 14 (48) | 5 (17) | 10 (34) | 18 (62) | 7 (24) | 4 (14) | 22 (76)b | 2 (7) | 5 (17) | .42 | .02 | |||
| Doctors think it is very important that boys and girls get the HPV shot or vaccine | 15 (52) | 3 (10) | 11 (38) | 20 (69) | 7 (24) | 2 (7) | 25 (86)c | 2 (7) | 2 (7) | .18 | .002 | |||
| I have enough information to make a decision about getting the HPV shot or vaccine for my child | 14 (48) | 4 (14) | 11 (38) | 20 (69) | 7 (24) | 2 (7) | 26 (90)c | 1 (3) | 2 (7) | .18 | .002 | |||
| I know where my child can go to get the HPV vaccine or shot | 19 (66) | 6 (21) | 4 (14) | 20 (69) | 6 (21) | 3 (10) | 27 (93)c | 2 (7) | 0 (0) | >.99 | .008 | |||
| It will be hard to find a provider or clinic where I can afford the HPV shot or vaccine for my child | 5 (17) | 18 (62) | 6 (21) | 4 (14) | 21 (72) | 4 (14) | 4 (14) | 23 (79) | 2 (7) | >.99 | >.99 | |||
aReported P values are from McNemar exact test, which computes odds ratios that compare the number of parents who changed their opinion to agree after app use with those who changed their opinion to disagree or not sure after app use. Odds ratios (not shown) were significant only for pre–follow-up comparisons and not pre-post comparisons.
bP<.05.
cP<.01.