Awareness regarding and vaccines acceptability of human papillomavirus among parents of middle school students in Zunyi, Southwest China

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of study participants (N = 1074)

Characteristics	Number	Frequency (%)
Survey respondent
Mother	760	70.8
Father	273	25.4
Others	41	3.8
Ethnic groups
Han	983	91.5
other	91	8.5
Age (years)
≤35	120	11.2
36–40	393	36.6
41–45	414	38.6
≥46	147	13.7
Education
Illiteracy	7	0.7
Primary	162	15.1
Secondary	661	61.6
Tertiary	244	22.7
Occupation
Freelance	206	19.2
Peasant	172	16.0
Unemployed	122	11.4
Self-employed	148	13.8
Worker	99	9.2
Clerk	91	8.5
other	235	21.9
Monthly gross earnings of the family(RMB)
≤4000	426	39.7
4001–8000	409	38.1
8001–12000	153	14.3
≥12001	85	7.9
Have you/your wife received cervical smear/cervical cancer screening in the past three years?
Yes	263	24.5
No	809	75.5
Have you/your wife been vaccinated against cervical cancer?
Yes	57	5.3
No	1017	94.7

Table 2. Sources of HPV vaccination related knowledge (N = 408)

Sources	Frequency	%
Doctor’s recommendation or consultation	96	23.5
School	36	8.8
Introduction of family or friends	83	20.3
Social benefit programs	81	19.9
Media consultation (including radio, TV, newspapers, magazines, and Internet)	188	46.1

Table 3. Attitude toward HPV vaccination

Item	Frequency	%
Would you like your daughter vaccinated against HPV vaccine?
Yes	794	73.9
No	274	25.5
Why you don’t want your daughter vaccinated with this vaccine: (274)
The child is too young to think that the child is at no risk of cervical cancer	104	38.0
The vaccine has not been widely used	62	22.6
Worry about the safety of vaccines	122	44.5
Worry about the effectiveness of the vaccine	80	29.2
Suspected source of vaccine	61	22.3
Vaccines are expensive	34	12.4
Fear that vaccination will encourage early sexual activity	20	7.3
Worry about being considered sexually active after vaccination	19	6.9
It’s up to the child to decide for himself	65	23.7
other	12	4.4
Why would you like your daughter to be vaccinated?
Daughters can benefit from it	500	46.5
Worried about her daughter’s future cervical cancer	401	37.3
Worried about her daughter suffering from genital warts in the future	180	16.7
Worried about her daughter’s future HPV infection	318	29.6
Worried that her daughter has been infected with HPV	85	7.9
other	20	1.8
The main reason for their willingness to vaccinate their children
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	547	50.9
Community Health Service Center/local clinic	34	3.1
Maternal and child health care hospital	265	24.6
Comprehensive hospital	161	14.9
school	33	3.0
Any public health institution	27	2.5
What do you think is the best time to vaccinate against cervical cancer?
Before the first sex	661	61.5
After the first sex	209	19.4
other	195	18.1
In which of the following situations would you consider vaccinating your daughter against cervical cancer?
Cervical cancer vaccination is organized by the school	326	30.3
It has been proved that cervical cancer vaccine can effectively prevent cervical cancer	525	48.8
The cervical cancer vaccine has been confirmed to be safe	574	53.4
The cervical cancer vaccine is free	211	19.6
Doctors recommend vaccination against cervical cancer	331	30.8
The teacher suggested vaccination against cervical cancer	53	4.9
Cervical cancer vaccine is included in the national immunization program	447	41.6
If the domestic HPV vaccine is on the market, the highest price you are willing to bear
≤1000	603	56.1
1001–1500	224	20.8
1501–2000	116	10.8
2001–2500	59	5.4
2501–3000	35	3.2
3001–3500	31	2.8

Table 4. Single-factor analysis of factors influencing parents’ willingness willingness toward HPV vaccination of their daughters

		Number	%	X^2	P
Parents	Mother	589	74.9	0.642	.423
	Father	203	72.5
Ethnic	Han	727	74.4	0	.999
	others	64	74.4
Age	≤35	84	70.0	1.951	.583
	36–40	294	75.6
	41–45	337	73.7
	≥46	77	77.0
Education	Primary school or below	117	69.2	9.92	.019
	Junior middle school	313	77.1
	Enior school	175	69.2
	Undergraduate	189	78.8
Job	Freelance	154	74.8	5.304	.916
	Peasant	125	72.7
	Unemployed	88	72.1
	Self-employed	114	77
	Worker	73	74.5
	Clerk	67	74.4
Income	≤4000	308	72.5	11.612	.009
	4001–8000	293	72.0
	8001–12000	119	78.8
	≥12001	73	88.0
			0.0
Cervical cancer screened	Yes	218	83.5	15.338	.000
	No	575	71.3
Inject HPV vaccine*	Yes	48	84.2	3.073	.080
	No	746	73.8
Heard HPV	Yes	247	82.1	12.873	.000
	No	547	71.4
Heard vaccination	Yes	334	82.5	22.578	.000
	No	460	69.4

*Inject HPV vaccine: the parent who has received HPV vaccination.