|
Reasons for Having Daughter Receive HPV Vaccine (
n
= 1,289)
|
|
|
| Vaccine is effective in preventing cancer/HPV |
619 (48.0) |
827 (64.2) |
| Physician advised me |
112 (8.7) |
149 (11.6) |
| Concerned about daughter's health |
107 (8.3) |
280 (21.7) |
| Consent to all vaccines, HPV no different |
92 (7.1) |
158 (12.3) |
| Public health nurse advised me |
80 (6.2) |
111 (8.6) |
| Family member/friend with cervical cancer |
40 (3.1) |
40 (3.1) |
| Important to vaccinate prior to sexual activity |
32 (2.5) |
109 (8.5) |
| Cervical cancer is a serious disease |
30 (2.3) |
109 (.8.5) |
| HPV vaccine is a safe vaccine |
23 (1.8) |
53 (4.1) |
| Trust our health care system |
18 (1.4) |
69 (5.4) |
| Friend/family/self had cancer |
17 (1.3) |
17 (1.3) |
| Benefit outweighed risk |
12(0.9) |
12 (0.9) |
| Other |
107 (8.3) |
|
|
Main reasons for NOT having daughter receive HPV vaccine (
n
= 697)
|
|
|
| Safety of the vaccine |
209 (30.0) |
295 (42.3) |
| Prefer to wait until daughter is older |
110 (15.8) |
303 (43.5) |
| Not enough information to make an informed decision |
87 (12.5) |
148 (21.2) |
| Vaccine is too new |
50 (7.2) |
50 (7.2) |
| Daughter not at risk of cervical cancer |
37 (5.3) |
88 (12.6) |
| I do not believe in vaccines, HPV no different |
18 (2.6) |
25 (3.6) |
| My physician advised me not to have daughter receive it |
17 (2.4) |
22 (3.2) |
| Daughter is too young |
14 (2.0) |
14 (2.0) |
| More research needed |
13 (1.9) |
13 (1.9) |
| Daughter is not sexually active |
13 (1.9) |
13 (1.9) |
| Vaccine is a ploy by pharmaceutical company |
12 (1.7) |
30 (4.3) |
| Consent will encourage sexual activity |
11 (1.5) |
31 (4.4) |
| Will educate daughter on abstinence and safe sex |
10 (1.4) |
10 (1.4) |
| Too many needles |
10 (1.4) |
21 (3.0) |
| Other |
86 (12.3) |
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