Marlow, LAV;
Wardle, J;
Forster, AS;
Waller, J;
(2009)
Ethnic differences in human papillomavirus awareness and vaccine acceptability.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
, 63
(12)
1010 - 1015.
10.1136/jech.2008.085886.
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Abstract
Background: Studies of human papillomavirus (HPV) awareness and HPV vaccine acceptability have included few non-white participants, making it difficult to explore ethnic differences. This study assessed HPV awareness and HPV vaccine acceptability in a sample of women representing the major UK ethnic minority groups.Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used to assess awareness of HPV and acceptability of HPV vaccination. Participants were recruited using quota sampling to ensure adequate representation of ethnic minority women: Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Caribbean, African and Chinese women (n = 750). A comparison sample of white British women (n = 200) was also recruited.Results: Awareness of HPV was lower among ethnic minority women than among white women (6-18% vs 39% in white women), and this was not explained by generational status or language spoken at home. In a subsample who were mothers (n = 601), ethnicity and religion were strongly associated with acceptability of HPV vaccination. Acceptability was highest among white mothers (63%) and lowest among South Asians (11-25%). Those from non-Christian religions were also less accepting of the vaccine (17-34%). The most common barriers to giving HPV vaccination were a need for more information, sex-related concerns and concern about side-effects. South Asian women were the most likely to cite sex-related concerns, and were also least likely to believe the vaccine would offer their daughters protection.Conclusion: These findings suggest some cultural barriers that could be addressed in tailored information aimed at ethnic minority groups. They also highlight the importance of recording ethnicity as part of HPV vaccine uptake data.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ethnic differences in human papillomavirus awareness and vaccine acceptability |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1136/jech.2008.085886 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2008.085886 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2014 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. All rights reserved. This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 3.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt and build upon this work, for commercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
| Keywords: | HPV VACCINATION, CERVICAL-CANCER, PARENTAL ATTITUDES, ACCEPTANCE, UK, RISK, DAUGHTERS, BELIEFS, WOMEN |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/121062 |
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