The role of the media on maternal confidence in provider HPV recommendation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite a growing understanding of the importance of provider HPV recommendation on parental acceptance, U.S. HPV vaccination rates remain suboptimal. Given the prevalence and use of the media for health decisions, this study examined the relationship between the media and provider HPV recommendation on maternal HPV vaccine hesitancy.

Methods

Thirty individual interviews with HPV vaccine-accepting mothers in the Midwest U.S. were conducted to examine their feelings of hesitancy around the decision to accept HPV vaccination at the time of provider recommendation and their suggestions for improving the recommendation experience by addressing media concerns.

Results

Media exposure was an antecedent to hesitancy for three main vaccination concerns: safety, prot

SUBMITTER: Walker KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7684709 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature