ABSTRACT

Majority of the mothers would accept HPV vaccine for themselves and their childrens without any intervention. There is a strong relation between mother’s opinion about HPV vaccine and and willingness of their child’s vaccination.

The median age of the participants was 34.5 ± 7.2 years (range: 21-56 years). Among the mothers, 45% had heard of HPV, and 55% had no knowledge about HPV. Of the parents, 41% knew HPV is related to cervical cancer, while 59% had no opinion about the subject. Of the parents interviewed, 69% reported they would accept HPV vaccination for themselves, 68% for their daughters, and 62% for their sons. Multivariant analysis revealed that acceptance of HPV vaccine for themselves (OR=48, CI: 21.2-111, P<0.0001) and sons (OR=72, CI: 30.5-172.7, P<0.0001) were independent variables for the vaccination acceptance for daughters.

This study included 618 mothers of 10 to 15 years-old adeloscent from 4 different cities of Turkey who completed a questionnaire that assessed their knowledge of HPV, and their acceptance of HPV vaccine for their daughter and sons.

To determine basal knowledge of mothers about human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine acceptance for their 10- to 15-year-old adolescents.