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HPV vaccine decision-making and acceptance: does religion play a role?
Rachel C Shelton1, Anna C Snavely, Maria De Jesus
1Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Room 548, New York, NY, 10032, USA, rs3108@columbia.edu.
Abstract:
We conducted a web-based survey among 476 white, Black, and Hispanic parents or caregivers with daughter(s) between the ages of 9-17 to better understand how religion influences HPV vaccine acceptance. Catholic parents were more likely than nonaffiliated parents to have already vaccinated their daughters (vs. being undecided) (OR = 3.26, 95% CI = 1.06, 10.06). Parents with frequent attendance at religious services were more likely than parents who do not attend services to have decided against vaccination (vs. being undecided) (OR = 2.92, 95% CI = 1.25, 6.84). Directions for research and implications for interventions are addressed.
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