Table 2.
Reasons for parents of children aged 9–15 in Guangdong province, China to vaccinate and not vaccinate their children with human papillomavirus by children’s age group, 2022.
| Total |
Children’s Age |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9–12 | 13–14 | 15 | ||
| Frequency (%) | ||||
| Parents who have vaccinated their children | 2,357(47.5) | 1866(79.2) | 299(12.7) | 192(8.2) |
| Reasons for parents to vaccinate their children | ||||
| Family history of cervical disease | 921(39.1) | 727(39.0) | 138(46.2) | 56(29.2) |
| Recommended by family members | 884(37.5) | 683(36.6) | 116(38.8) | 85(44.3) |
| Recommended by doctors | 688(29.2) | 532(28.5) | 105(35.1) | 51(26.6) |
| HPV vaccination being recognized by peers | 399(16.9) | 304(16.3) | 68(22.7) | 27(14.1) |
| To prevent them from human papillomavirus infection | 296(12.6) | 226(12.1) | 42(14.0) | 28(14.6) |
| Parents who have not vaccinated their children | 2,610(52.5) | 1881(72.1) | 504(19.3) | 225(8.6) |
| Reasons for parents to not vaccinate their children | ||||
| Children’s age not qualified for vaccination | 1,359(52.1) | 1,038(55.2) | 224(44.4) | 97(43.1) |
| Shortage of HPV vaccine supply | 1,270(48.7) | 872(46.4) | 279(55.4) | 119(52.9) |
| HPV vaccine is too expensive | 666(25.5) | 454(24.1) | 146(29.0) | 66(29.3) |
| Concern about the safety of the vaccine | 475(18.2) | 349(18.6) | 90(17.9) | 36(16.0) |
| Concern about the effectiveness of the vaccine | 356(13.6) | 261(13.9) | 69(13.7) | 26(11.6) |
| Children not willing to be vaccinated | 224(8.6) | 154(8.2) | 44(8.7) | 26(11.6) |
| Children’s health condition not able to be vaccinated | 190(7.3) | 153(8.1) | 26(5.2) | 11(4.9) |
Note: The question asked reasons for parents to vaccinated and not vaccinate were multiple choices in the survey.