Motives and attitudes of parents toward HPV vaccination: Results from the initial period of HPV vaccine rollout in Serbia.

ABSTRACT: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one of the most common viral infections in sexually active population worldwide, and is the main cause of cervical cancer, which is the fourth most common cancer among women. Serbia ranks third in incidence and mortality rate of cervical cancer in Europe. We conducted a cross-sectional study considering parents' motivation for the HPV vaccination of their children. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and a logistic regression model. We found that the strongest motive was "Recommendation from paediatrician" (20.2%), followed by the attitude that HPV vaccine protects against cancers in different localization (15.4%), the motive "It is better to vaccinate a child than expose them to potential risk of HPV infection" (13.3%) and "Feeling

SUBMITTER: Strbac M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10325070 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature