Motivators and Barriers to HPV Vaccination: A Qualitative Study of Underserved Women Attending Planned Parenthood
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Interview Guide
2.2. Data Analysis and Rigor
3. Results
3.1. Motivators for Vaccination
3.1.1. Receiving an Explicit Vaccine Recommendation from a Healthcare Provider
3.1.2. Feeling Empowered to Take Control of One’s Health
3.1.3. Knowing Someone Infected with HPV
3.2. Barriers to Vaccination
3.2.1. Not Receiving an Explicit Vaccine Recommendation from a Healthcare Provider
3.2.2. Low Perceived Risk for Acquiring HPV or That HPV Is Not Severe
3.2.3. Lack of Maternal Support
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sociodemographic Information | Total |
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Age, M (SD) | 22.4 (4.0) |
Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |
African American | 18 (75.0%) |
Caucasian | 2 (8.33%) |
Latina | 2 (8.33%) |
Mixed race/ethnicity | 2 (8.33%) |
HPV vaccination status, n (%) | |
Vaccinated * | 15 (62.5%) |
Unvaccinated | 9 (37.5%) |
HPV vaccine series completion status, n (%) | |
Complete | 11 (73.3%) |
Incomplete | 4 (26.7%) |
HPV vaccination age among, n (%) | |
≥18 years old | 8 (53.3%) |
<18 years old | 7 (46.7%) |
Sexual activity status, n (%) | |
Sexually active | 21 (87.5%) |
Not sexually active | 3 (12.5%) |
Condom use during sexual activity, n (%) | |
Condoms not used | 16 (66.7%) |
Condoms used | 8 (33.3%) |
Health insurance status, n (%) | |
Health insurance | 18 (75%) |
No health insurance | 6 (25%) |
HPV positive disease diagnosis, n (%) | 1 (4.2%) |
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Fields, E.J.; Hopfer, S.; Warren, J.R.; BeLue, R.; Lebed, J.; Hecht, M.L. Motivators and Barriers to HPV Vaccination: A Qualitative Study of Underserved Women Attending Planned Parenthood. Vaccines 2022, 10, 1126. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071126
Fields EJ, Hopfer S, Warren JR, BeLue R, Lebed J, Hecht ML. Motivators and Barriers to HPV Vaccination: A Qualitative Study of Underserved Women Attending Planned Parenthood. Vaccines. 2022; 10(7):1126. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071126
Chicago/Turabian StyleFields, Emilia J., Suellen Hopfer, Jennifer R. Warren, Rhonda BeLue, Joel Lebed, and Michael L. Hecht. 2022. "Motivators and Barriers to HPV Vaccination: A Qualitative Study of Underserved Women Attending Planned Parenthood" Vaccines 10, no. 7: 1126. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071126
APA StyleFields, E. J., Hopfer, S., Warren, J. R., BeLue, R., Lebed, J., & Hecht, M. L. (2022). Motivators and Barriers to HPV Vaccination: A Qualitative Study of Underserved Women Attending Planned Parenthood. Vaccines, 10(7), 1126. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071126