Table 2.
Reasons for HPV vaccine acceptance, parents of fully vaccinated girls, 2009–2010 (Adapted[20])
| Rationales offered for acceptance |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School (n=415) | Health center (n=263) | School (n=285) | Health center (n=219) | |
| Disease/infection prevention |
52% |
52% |
76% |
67% |
| Protection against cervical cancer |
49% |
44% |
43% |
51% |
| Vaccines are good for health |
48% |
42% |
43% |
44% |
|
Combined health related rationales |
92% |
92% |
92% |
94% |
| Government program |
20% |
12% |
29% |
32% |
| Following advice of others |
36% |
3% |
28% |
19% |
| Vaccine is free |
13% |
14% |
14% |
14% |
| Knows someone who had cervical cancer | 4% | 4% | 0% | 0% |