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Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine Acceptability Among Parents Of Adolescent Girls In Mysore, India, Abraham Degarege Mengist
Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine Acceptability Among Parents Of Adolescent Girls In Mysore, India, Abraham Degarege Mengist
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This study examined factors that directly affect, mediate, and moderate parental intention-to-vaccinate adolescent daughters with HPV vaccine in Mysore district, India. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,609 parents of adolescent girls (778 urban and 831 rural) attending schools in Mysore between February 2010 and October 2011. A validated questionnaire in Kannada was used to assess parental attitudes and beliefs related with HPV infection, cervical cancer, HPV vaccine and general vaccinations. Structural equation modeling was used to estimate parameters and check if a proposed model based on the integrative behavior theory (IBT) could fit the current data.
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