Table 4 Reasons for accepting and not accepting HPV vaccination (N = 170 dyads)
Mothers (n = 170) | Daughters (n = 170) | χ2 | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
Acceptance of HPV vaccination (participants who were “very likely” to accept vaccination) | 60 | 35.3 | 62 | 36.5 | 0.051 | 0.821 |
Reasons for accepting HPV vaccination | ||||||
The HPV vaccine is effective at preventing cervical cancer | 140 | 82.4 | 154 | 90.6 | 2.440 | 0.118 |
Authoritative reassurances about safety and efficacy are given | 134 | 78.8 | 129 | 75.9 | 0.621 | 0.431 |
The HPV vaccine is recommended by doctors | 129 | 75.9 | 128 | 75.3 | 0.193 | 0.660 |
The HPV vaccine is recommended by the school or government | 112 | 65.9 | 96 | 56.5 | 3.919 | 0.048* |
Daughters asked to have the HPV vaccination | 98 | 57.6 | 88 | 51.8 | 1.709 | 0.191 |
Other parents are getting their daughters vaccinated against HPV | 72 | 42.4 | 66 | 38.8 | 0.582 | 0.445 |
Reasons for not accepting HPV vaccination | ||||||
Do not want daughters (or themselves) to be stigmatized as promiscuous | 64 | 37.6 | 7 | 4.1 | 64.486 | <0.001** |
The side-effects of the HPV vaccine are unknown since the vaccine is relatively new | 110 | 64.7 | 110 | 64.7 | 0.007 | 0.933 |
The HPV vaccine costs more than they (their parents) can pay | 106 | 62.4 | 109 | 64.1 | 0.039 | 0.843 |
Have inadequate information about the vaccine to make a decision | 91 | 53.5 | 102 | 60.0 | 1.262 | 0.261 |
The safety of the vaccine has not yet been confirmed | 97 | 57.1 | 82 | 48.2 | 3.082 | 0.079 |
Consider their daughters (or themselves) still too young for the vaccine | 79 | 46.5 | 79 | 46.5 | 0.003 | 0.955 |
The HPV vaccine causes short-term problems like fever or discomfort | 82 | 48.2 | 73 | 42.9 | 1.684 | 0.194 |
The HPV vaccine might cause lasting health problems | 70 | 41.2 | 59 | 34.7 | 1.975 | 0.160 |
The HPV vaccine often cause dizziness or nausea | 66 | 38.8 | 63 | 37.1 | 0.286 | 0.593 |
The HPV vaccine often causes severe pain at the injection site | 58 | 34.1 | 56 | 32.9 | 0.167 | 0.683 |
No one had ever informed them about the HPV vaccine | 55 | 32.4 | 64 | 37.6 | 1.001 | 0.317 |
Daughters (or parents) did not agree to receive the vaccine | 52 | 30.6 | 40 | 23.5 | 2.320 | 0.128 |