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- Title
HPV Vaccine Decision-Making and Acceptance: Does Religion Play a Role?
- Authors
Shelton, Rachel; Snavely, Anna; Jesus, Maria; Othus, Megan; Allen, Jennifer
- Abstract
We conducted a web-based survey among 476 white, Black, and Hispanic parents or caregivers with daughter(s) between the ages of 9-17 to better understand how religion influences HPV vaccine acceptance. Catholic parents were more likely than nonaffiliated parents to have already vaccinated their daughters (vs. being undecided) (OR = 3.26, 95% CI = 1.06, 10.06). Parents with frequent attendance at religious services were more likely than parents who do not attend services to have decided against vaccination (vs. being undecided) (OR = 2.92, 95% CI = 1.25, 6.84). Directions for research and implications for interventions are addressed.
- Subjects
WASHINGTON (D.C.); BLACK people; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; DECISION making; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH behavior; HISPANIC Americans; MULTIVARIATE analysis; PSYCHOLOGY &; religion; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; STATISTICS; WHITE people; HUMAN papillomavirus vaccines; DATA analysis; PARENT attitudes; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Religion & Health, 2013, Vol 52, Issue 4, p1120
- ISSN
0022-4197
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10943-011-9553-x