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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 10.
Published in final edited form as: Ethn Health. 2018 May 10;25(7):982–994. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2018.1473556

Table 1.

Interview questions and measures.

Eligibility
 Residency
  • On what island do you reside?

 Parent of child between 11 and 18 y.o.
  • Are you the parent of a child between the ages of 11–18 living

 Ethnicity
  • in this household?

 Main parent for vaccinations
  • What is your ethnicity?

  • Are you the parent that usually takes your child for vaccinations?

    If you are not, who usually takes your child and his/her relation?

Demographics
 Age Gender
  • What was your age on your last birthday?

 Language spoken
  • What is your gender?

 Marital status
  • What language do you speak at home most of the time?

 Education
  • What is your relationship status?

    What is the highest grade of school that you finished?

Child’s Vaccination History
 Vaccination Schedule
  • How did you know when to vaccinate your child?

  • How do you know that your child received all his/her vaccines?

HPV Vaccine Awareness & Status
 HPV Awareness
  • Have you heard of the HPV vaccine?

  • If yes, where/from who?

Child HPV vaccine status
  • Of your 11–18 year old daughter/son, has he/she been vaccinated with the HPV vaccine?

  • How many shots did he/she receive?

  • How old was he/she when he/she received the first shot?

Physician Recommendation
 Discussion with the physician about the HPV vaccine Did her/his doctor recommend the HPV vaccine to her/him?
Motivators & Barriers to Vaccinating Child with HPV Vaccine
Vaccinating child(ren) with HPV vaccine Of the statements that I will mention, tell me if any are reasons that he/she received the HPV vaccine: (Yes/No, choose all that apply)
  • My doctor recommended it

  • Once I learned about the vaccine, I wanted to protect my child

  • I get my children vaccinated for everything else, so I thought I should for this too

  • I have friends whose children are HPV vaccinated

  • Other

Not vaccinating child(ren) with HPV vaccine Of the statements that I will mention, tell me if any are reasons that he/she did not receive the HPV vaccine: (Yes/No, choose all that apply)
  • I never knew about this vaccine

  • My doctor did not mention the vaccine to me

  • It’s a new vaccine

  • I’m not sure if it is safe

  • He/she is too young to receive the vaccine

  • I don’t think that my child is at risk for this HPV virus

  • I don’t want my child to think that it’s OK to start having sex if he/she gets the vaccine

  • I’m not sure if my insurance will cover it

  • I don’t know enough about HPV and the vaccine

  • Other

The Health Belief Model (True/False or Yes/No) Perceived risks
  • I don’t think my child is at risk for this HPV virus

Perceived severity
  • Cervical cancer and other cancers of the reproductive system are not dangerous

Perceived effectiveness
  • The HPV vaccine can reduce the risk of cervical cancer and other cancers of the reproductive system

Perceived barriers to action
  • I never knew about this vaccine

  • My doctor did not mention the vaccine to me

  • I don’t want my child to think that it’s OK to start having sex if he/she gets the vaccine

  • I’m not sure if my insurance will cover it

  • I don’t know enough about HPV and the vaccine

  • I’m not sure if it is safe

Cues to action
  • My doctor recommended it

  • Once I learned about the vaccine, I wanted to protect my child

  • I have friends whose children are vaccinated