Teri L. Malo|Melissa B. Gilkey|Megan E. Hall|Parth D. Shah|Noel T. Brewer
Messages to Motivate Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: National Studies of Parents and Physicians
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Harvard Pilgrim Health Care|Harvard University|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
abstract background physician communication human papillomavirus hpv vaccine key determinant uptake support physician communication sought identify messages would motivate hpv vaccination methods 2014 2015 surveyed national samples parents adolescents ages 11 17 n 1504 primary care physicians n 776 parents read motivational messages selected nine longer messages developed centers disease control prevention six brief messages developed study team parents indicated whether message would persuade get hpv vaccine adolescents physicians read brief messages indicated whether would use persuade parents get hpv vaccine 11 12yearold children results highest proportion parents 65 physicians 69 found brief message persuasive strongly believe importance cancerpreventing vaccine childs name parents disinclined vaccinate receptive messages information hpv infection common cancers caused hpv hpv vaccine effectiveness parents endorsement vary raceethnicity education child age child sex p ampgt 005 conclusions national surveys parents physicians identified messages could motivate hpv vaccination even among parents disinclined vaccinate children lack difference across demographic subgroups parental endorsement may suggest messages used across subgroups impact findings support physicians use messages parents help motivate uptake important cancerpreventing vaccine cancer epidemiol biomarkers prev 2510 138391 2016 aacr