Perceptions of nurses on human papillomavirus vaccinations in the Republic of Korea.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In June 2016, the Republic of Korea included free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations for all 12-year-old girls in its national immunization program. PURPOSE:This study investigated perceptions of nurses on HPV vaccination and their intent to vaccinate preteens at the best ages. METHODS:Recruited for the survey were 514 health teachers (181, 35.2%), public health nurses (168, 32.7%), and clinical nurses (165, 32.1%). Factor-analysis was conducted to validate the Vaccine-Hesitancy Scale for Korean nurses. Related variables associated with vaccine-acceptance were examined using the Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman's rho coefficients, due to lack of normalization. RESULTS:Factor-analysis results showed that two factors of positive acceptance (7 items) and negative acceptance (3

SUBMITTER: Kim HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6364919 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature