Abstract:
Objective To assess the level of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine hesitancy in parents of middle school girl students in Quzhou, and analyze the influencing factors using the 5C scale.
Methods By random sampling, an online questionnaire survey was conducted in parents of girl students from six middle schools in three counties in Quzhou (Kecheng, Longyou, and Kaihua) between November and December 2022.
Results A total of 956 valid questionnaires were collected for analysis. The results showed that 28.35% of parents were hesitant about the vaccination, the vaccination rate was only 7.53%. The results of multivariate analysis indicated that the high knowledge awareness odds ratio (OR)=0.87, P=0.002 and self-confidence (OR=0.05, P<0.001) were the protective factors against HPV vaccination hesitancy, while complacency (OR=2.52, P<0.001) and calculation (OR=1.46, P=0.046) were risk factors.
Conclusion Parents of middle school girl students in Quzhou showed certain hesitancy to HPV vaccination for their daughters, resulting in lower HPV vaccination rate in the girl students. It is very important to improve parents' awareness of HPV, increase their trust in the effectiveness and safety of HPV vaccine, and reduce complacency to improve the HPV vaccination in girl students.