Faculty, Staff and Student Publications
Publication Date
12-31-2023
Journal
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Abstract
Parents' stigmatizing beliefs about the HPV vaccine, such as beliefs that it promotes adolescent sexual activity, constitute a notable barrier to vaccine uptake. The purpose of this study is to describe the associations between parents' stigmatizing beliefs about the HPV vaccine, psychosocial antecedents to vaccination, and parents' intentions to vaccinate their children. Parents of vaccine-eligible children (
Keywords
Child, Adolescent, Humans, Information Seeking Behavior, Papillomavirus Vaccines, Parents, Vaccination, Surveys and Questionnaires, Papillomavirus Infections, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Patient Acceptance of Health Care