Forster, AS;
Marlow, LAV;
Waller, J;
(2010)
Adolescents' beliefs about their parents' human papillomavirus vaccination decisions.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
, 117
(2)
229 -233.
10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02412.x.
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Abstract
A significant minority of parents are concerned that human papillomavirus vaccination will affect sexual behaviour. We explored this issue with 162 adolescent girls. Most (between 90 and 92%) did not perceive a connection between parental consent to vaccination and parental authorisation for sexual activity, but a small percentage believed that vaccination consent implied that they were old enough to have sex (8%), or that it was okay for them to be sexually active (10%). The findings are broadly reassuring, but highlight the need for vaccination information materials to clarify why the vaccine is administered before sexual debut.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Adolescents' beliefs about their parents' human papillomavirus vaccination decisions |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02412.x |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02412.x |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Forster, AS; Marlow, LAV; Waller, J; (2010) Adolescents' beliefs about their parents' human papillomavirus vaccination decisions. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology , 117 (2) 229 -233., which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02412.x. |
| Keywords: | Girls, HPV, Immunisation, Sexual behaviour, Young women, Cervical-cancer, Attitudes, Mothers |
| 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 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.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/119574 |
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