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Parents' reasoning about HPV vaccination in Sweden
Eva Runngren1, Mats Eriksson1, Karin Blomberg1
1Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
Introduction:
The aim of this study was to describe parents' reasoning in making decisions about vaccinating their daughters against human papilloma virus (HPV), a part of the Swedish vaccination programme.
Method:
Twenty parents whose daughter had been offered HPV vaccination participated. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted and analysed using thematic analysis.
Results:
The findings reveal that the decision-making process is complex. The parents trusted the vaccination programme and saw it as beneficial to society. They also described using different resources to decide about HPV vaccination, but they did not include their daughters in making the decision.
Discussion:
Parents need better vaccine and health literacy to be able to decide, based on evidence and in consultation with their daughters, on HPV vaccination. School nurses can play an important role in evidence-based decision-making about HPV vaccination and introducing children to this health-promoting intervention.
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