Table 5.
Main reasons why parents did not intend to get their Hispanic adolescent daughters HPV vaccine in the next year (n=560)
| Total n (weighted %) | Parents’ Preferred Language | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| English n (weighted %) | Spanish n (weighted %) | ||
| Lack of knowledge | 89 (22.7) | 56 (18.8) | 32 (30.9) |
| Vaccine safety concern/side effects | 156 (21.1) | 132 (28.5) | 24 (5.9)** |
| Vaccination not needed or not necessary | 99 (19.8) | 79 (16.8) | 19 (26.1) |
| Daughter not sexually active | 96 (15.7) | 85 (18.7) | 10 (9.4) |
| Did not receive provider recommendation | 54 (10.2) | 39 (5.3) | 15 (20.2)* |
| Daughter not appropriate age | 38 (5.1) | 26 (5.5) | 12 (4.2) |
| Costs | 15 (4.7) | 9 (1.8) | 6 (10.9)* |
| Need more information/new vaccine | 19 (3.6) | 17 (4.6) | 2 (1.6) |
| Daughter should make decision | 11 (3.3) | 8 (4.5) | 3 (0.8) |
| Family/parent decision | 20 (3.0) | 20 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other reason | 7 (0.9) | 7 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Handicapped/special needs/illness | 5 (0.7) | 3 (0.8) | 2 (0.5) |
| Don’t believe in vaccinations | 7 (0.6) | 7 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| Not a school requirement | 4 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (1.1) |
| Daughter fearful | 4 (0.3) | 4 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| No doctor or doctor’s visit not scheduled | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) |
| Religion/orthodox | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Effectiveness concern | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| No obstetrician/gynocologist | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Time | 1 (<0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (<0.1) |
Note. Table includes parents of unvaccinated sons who indicated they were “not likely at all,” “not too likely,” or “not sure/don’t know” about getting their daughters HPV vaccine in the next year.
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.001