Adolescents' beliefs about their parents' human papillomavirus vaccination decisions

A. S. Forster; L. A. V. Marlow; J. Waller

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02412.x

Adolescents' beliefs about their parents' human papillomavirus vaccination decisions

A. S. Forster, L. A. V. Marlow, J. Waller

Psychological Medicine

UCL University College London

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Abstract

A significant minority of parents are concerned that human papillomavirus vaccination will affect sexual behaviour. We explored this issue with 162 adolescent girls. Most (between 90 and 92%) did not perceive a connection between parental consent to vaccination and parental authorisation for sexual activity, but a small percentage believed that vaccination consent implied that they were old enough to have sex (8%), or that it was okay for them to be sexually active (10%). The findings are broadly reassuring, but highlight the need for vaccination information materials to clarify why the vaccine is administered before sexual debut.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	229-233
Number of pages	5
Journal	BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Volume	117
Issue number	2
Early online date	20 Oct 2009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02412.x
Publication status	Published - Jan 2010

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