Factors associated with HPV awareness among mothers of low-income ethnic minority adolescent girls in Los Angeles
Factors associated with HPV awareness among mothers of low-income ethnic minority adolescent girls in Los Angeles
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DOI：
10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.11.032
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2015-01-03
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5.5
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Bastani, Roshan
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作者：
Glenn, Beth A.;Tsui, Jennifer;Bastani, Roshan
在青春期女孩的照顾者中，对人乳头瘤病毒 (HPV) 的认识与疫苗接种密切相关。然而，人们对美国低收入少数族裔群体 HPV 认知度的预测因素知之甚少。本研究的目的是了解与洛杉矶县低收入少数族裔母亲 HPV 认知度相关的人口因素。我们通过洛杉矶县公共卫生局妇女健康热线对青春期女孩的照顾者进行了一项横断面研究。大多数参与者是外国出生的（88%），四分之一的人缺乏通常的护理来源，四分之一的女儿缺乏公共或私人健康保险。我们发现三分之一的参与者从未听说过 HPV 或疫苗。不了解 HPV 的母亲更有可能使用英语以外的语言进行采访，并且她们的女儿缺乏健康保险。我们的护理人员样本 (61%) 中的 HPV 疫苗认知度远低于同时进行的全国护理人员调查 (85%)。缺乏意识和使用英语以外的语言，以及女儿缺乏健康保险之间的联系表明，需要针对美国少数民族社区开展 HPV 疫苗推广工作。 (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. 保留所有权利。
Among caregivers of adolescent girls, awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) is strongly associated with vaccine uptake. Little is known, however, about the predictors of HPV awareness among low-income ethnic minority groups in the U.S. The purpose of this study is to understand demographic factors associated with HPV awareness among low-income, ethnic minority mothers in Los Angeles County. We conducted a cross-sectional study of caregivers of adolescent girls through the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Office of Women's Health's hotline. The majority of the participants were foreign-born (88%), one quarter lacked a usual source of care, and one quarter lacked public or private health insurance for their daughter. We found that one in three participants had never heard of HPV or the vaccine. Mothers that were unaware of HPV were significantly more likely to conduct the interview in a language other than English and to lack health insurance for their daughters. HPV vaccine awareness was much lower in our caregiver sample (61%) than in a simultaneous national survey of caregivers (85%). The associations between lack of awareness and use of a language other than English, as well as lack of health insurance for their daughter indicate the need for HPV vaccine outreach efforts tailored to ethnic minority communities in the U.S. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.