1. Understanding medical mistrust and HPV vaccine hesitancy among multiethnic parents in Los Angeles.
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Tsui, Jennifer, Martinez, Bibiana, Shin, Michelle B., Allee-Munoz, Alec, Rodriguez, Ivonne, Navarro, Jazmin, Thomas-Barrios, Kim R., Kast, W. Martin, and Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes
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VACCINATION ,PARENT attitudes ,SAFETY ,MINORITIES ,SOCIAL determinants of health ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,MEDICAL mistrust ,CROSS-sectional method ,ADOLESCENT health ,SURVEYS ,HUMAN papillomavirus vaccines ,VACCINE hesitancy ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ODDS ratio ,PARENTS - Abstract
Determinants of parental HPV vaccine hesitancy, including medical mistrust and exposure to negative vaccine information, are understudied in racial/ethnic minority communities where vaccine uptake is low. We conducted a cross-sectional survey (March 2021) among parents of adolescents, ages 9–17 years, from an academic enrichment program serving low-income, first-generation, underrepresented minority families in Los Angeles to understand determinants of parental HPV vaccine hesitancy. Parents completed self-administered surveys, including a 9-item HPV vaccine hesitancy scale, in either English, Spanish, or Chinese. Logistic regression was used to identify individual and interpersonal factors associated with parental hesitancy and adolescent HPV vaccination. One-fifth of parents (n = 357) reported high HPV vaccine hesitancy and > 50% reported concerns about safety or side effects. High medical mistrust was associated with high parental HPV vaccine hesitancy (adjusted-OR 1.69, 95% CI: 1.13, 2.37). Community-tailored and multilevel strategies to increase vaccine confidence are needed to improve HPV and other adolescent vaccinations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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