Understanding adolescents' intentions to have the HPV vaccine

Alice S. Forster; Laura A.V. Marlow; Jane Wardle; Judith Stephenson; Jo Waller

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.11.082

Understanding adolescents' intentions to have the HPV vaccine

Alice S. Forster, Laura A.V. Marlow, Jane Wardle, Judith Stephenson, Jo Waller

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Abstract

From September 2008, older adolescent girls in the UK are eligible to have the HPV vaccine as part of the HPV vaccination ‘catch-up’ programme. Six months before they were due to be offered the vaccine 16–18 year old girls (N = 617) from eight further education/sixth-form colleges reported their intentions to have the HPV vaccine and reasons for this decision. Most intended to have the vaccine (around 70%). Some intentions were influenced by perceptions of risk. Many participants wanted more information and a small minority were scared of needles. Some ‘non-intenders’ were opposed to vaccinations altogether. The HPV vaccine is likely to be popular but non-intenders’ views may be difficult to change.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1673-1676
Number of pages	4
Journal	Vaccine
Volume	28
Issue number	7
Early online date	14 Dec 2009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.11.082
Publication status	Published - 17 Feb 2010

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