Table 5.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccination attitudes.

Health belief model constructs	Pre (n = 22) %	Post (n = 22) %
Benefits:
“Getting the HPV vaccine would help my child stay healthy.”
Agree	100%	100%
“Getting the HPV vaccine would benefit a significant other or partner.”
Agree	100%	100%
“Getting the HPV vaccine would be a benefit to society.”
Agree	100%	100%
Severity:
“A vaccine that prevents a sexually transmitted infection is a good idea.”
Agree	100%	100%
“A vaccine that prevents HPV-related cancer is a good idea.”
Agree	100%	100%
“A vaccine that prevents genital warts is a good idea.”
Agree	100%	100%
“Having genital HPV would make it difficult for someone to get a long-term sex partner.”
Disagree	59.1%	54.5%
Barriers:
“My healthcare providers would approve of my child getting the HPV vaccine.”
Agree	100%	100%
“My family would approve of my child getting the HPV vaccine.”
Agree	95.4%	95.4%
“My religious institution would approve of my child getting the HPV vaccine.”
Agree	81.8%	77.3%
Susceptibility:
“My child is likely to get a genital HPV infection in his/her lifetime.”
Agree	45.4%	50%
“My child is likely to develop HPV-related cancer in his/her lifetime.”
Agree	18.2%	22.7%
“My child is likely to develop genital warts in his/her lifetime.”
Agree	18.2%	13.6%

^*Wilcoxon Signed-Rank tests compared pre-posttest responses for HPV and HPV vaccination attitudes.