(NEW YORK) -- More and more doctors are recommending that teen
girls receive the vaccination for human papilloma virus, or HPV.
But a study, published in the April issue of Pediatrics, shows
parents are still fearful, and many don't intend to vaccinate
their adolescent daughters. According to MedPage Today, study
authors reported in an analysis of the National Immunization
Survey of Teens that more than 40 percent of parents responded
in 2010 that they did not intend to vaccinate their teen
daughters with the HPV vaccine. Reporting that parent responses
were not particularly similar for two other vaccines aimed at
adolescents, the study authors concluded that there may be a
"need for interventions beyond clinician recommendation."
According to the study findings, when parents were asked why
they did not intend to vaccinate their children for HPV, the
parents most frequently responded with concerns about safety.
Parents who reported safety concerns or worries about side
effects rose from 4.5 percent in 2008 to