Human Papillomavirus Knowledge and Awareness Among Vietnamese Mothers
Human Papillomavirus Knowledge and Awareness Among Vietnamese Mothers
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DOI：
10.1007/s10900-013-9709-6
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发表时间：
2013-12-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Hwang, Jessica P.
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作者：
Yi, Jenny K.;Lackey, Susan C.;Hwang, Jessica P.
人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）是美国最常见的性传播疾病，也是宫颈癌的主要原因。越南裔美国女性的宫颈癌发病率最高，但HPV疫苗接种率最低。父母的知识是HPV疫苗接种的一个重要预测因素;然而，在越南裔美国人社区中对HPV知识知之甚少。我们的目的是描述在得克萨斯州休斯顿的越南母亲的HPV知识和他们的意图接种自己的女儿。我们对越南母亲进行了面对面的采访，她们的女儿年龄在9 - 26岁之间。我们收集了人口统计学、文化适应、HPV知识和疫苗接种意向的数据。使用5个知识问题计算知识得分（0 - 5）。我们使用逻辑回归来确定HPV知识的预测因素。参与者的文化适应水平较低，报告阅读（31%）和写作（23%）英语良好。不到50%的参与者（n = 47）听说过HPV，其中HPV知识平均得分为4。虽然只有三分之一的人与他们的医疗服务提供者讨论过HPV，但如果医生推荐，近86%的从未听说过HPV的参与者会为他们的女儿接种HPV疫苗。良好的书面英语技能和HPV疫苗并不昂贵的信念是HPV意识的预测因素。在休斯顿，文化适应程度较低的越南母亲对HPV的认识较低。未来关于HPV疫苗在预防宫颈癌中的作用的教育工作，在针对高危越南人口的父母时，应以他们的语言进行。
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the US and the primary cause of cervical cancer. Vietnamese American women have the highest incidence rates of cervical cancer but one of the lowest HPV vaccination rates. Parental knowledge is an important predictor of HPV vaccination; however, little is known about HPV knowledge in the Vietnamese American community. We aimed to describe the HPV knowledge of Vietnamese mothers in Houston, Texas and their intention to vaccinate their daughters. We conducted face-to-face interviews with Vietnamese mothers who had daughters aged 9-26 years. We collected data on demographics, acculturation, HPV knowledge, and vaccination intention. Knowledge scores (0-5) were calculated using 5 knowledge questions. We used logistic regression to identify predictors of HPV knowledge. Participants had low levels of acculturation by report of reading (31 %) and writing (23 %) English well. Less than 50 % of participants (n = 47) had heard of HPV, and among these, the mean HPV knowledge score was 4. Although only 1 in 3 had discussed HPV with their medical provider, nearly 86 % of participants who had not heard of HPV would vaccinate their daughter if their doctor had recommended it. Good written English skills and belief that the HPV vaccine was not expensive were predictors of HPV awareness. HPV awareness is low among less acculturated Vietnamese mothers in Houston. Future educational efforts about the role of HPV vaccine in preventing cervical cancer should be made in their language when targeting parents of a high risk Vietnamese population.