Investigation on cognition,vaccination intention and related factors of parents of middle school students about HPV and its vaccine in Yuzhong District of Chongqing
Objective To investigate the cognition,vaccination intention and related factors of parents of middle school students on human papillomavirus(HPV)and its vaccine in Yuzhong District,Chongqing,and to provide scientific basis for the promotion and application of HPV vaccine.Methods Parents of students in eight middle schools in Yuzhong District,Chongqing were surveyed by questionnaire through convenient sampling from February to March 2022 to understand their cognition of HPV and its vaccine,vaccination in-tention and related factors.A total of 1918 questionnaires were sent out,and 1898 were effectively collected,with an effective recovery rate of 98.76%.Results Among the 1898 parents,91.36%(1734/1898)had heard about cervical cancer,71.18%(1351/1898)had heard about HPV,and 65.44%(1242/1898)had heard about HPV vaccine,but they did not have a good grasp of some items of related knowledge.71.39%of parents(1355/1898)were willing to vaccinate their children against HPV.The gender of the child,the de-gree of knowledge about HPV vaccine,and the assessment of the risk of HPV infection were the factors that affected parents'willingness to vaccinate their children.Conclusion Parents of middle school students in Yuzhong District of Chongqing have a limited understanding of HPV and its vaccine knowledge.In order to improve the vaccination rate of teenagers,targeted publicity and education should be carried out,and parents'concern about the price of vaccine should be solved.
Human papillomavirusVaccineCognitionRelated factors
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