Table 3.
Parents' attitudes toward vaccination for their children
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Positive attitudes toward HPV vaccination for their sons (565)a | 402 (71.2) |
| Reasons for vaccinating your son against HPV (407)a, b | |
| Reducing infection in both sexes | 288 (70.8) |
| Protecting males from cancers | 186 (45.7) |
| Protecting females from cervical cancer | 148 (36.4) |
| Willingness to receive all effective vaccines | 78 (19.2) |
| Protecting males from genital warts | 73 (17.9) |
| Recommended by pediatrician/family physician | 73 (17.9) |
| The vaccine is required/provided by the Ministry of Health | 61 (15) |
| Experiences of cancer in family | 36 (8.8) |
| Other | 5 (1.2) |
| Reasons for not having your son vaccinated against HPV (155)a, b | |
| Fear of side effects | 104 (67.1) |
| Doubtful efficacy | 49 (31.6) |
| Doubtful utility | 34 (21.9) |
| Vaccination will encourage unprotected sexual intercourse/the condom is preferable | 32 (20.6) |
| Vaccination is not suitable for males/vaccination for girls is enough | 27 (17.4) |
| Contrary to many vaccinations | 15 (9.7) |
| It would be better that children make their own decisions | 12 (7.7) |
| He is too young | 10 (6.5) |
| Other | 13 (8.4) |
| Positive attitudes to inform their children about HPV infection (564) a | 536 (95) |
| Reasons for not informing their children about HPV infection (28) a, b | |
| This is not an interesting subject for children | 16 (57.1) |
| It will excite curiosity for sex | 10 (35.7) |
| The parents make decisions for their children | 2 (7.1) |
| Other | 2 (7.1) |
| Sources of information about HPV prevention (538) a, b | |
| Pediatrician/family physician | 495 (92) |
| Teachers | 318 (59.1) |
| Parents | 291 (54.1) |
| Other physician | 17 (3.2) |
| Mass media | 10 (1.9) |
aIn brackets the number of parents responding and/or eligible to the question
bMultiple responses allowed