Objective: This study aimed to determine parents’ current attitudes and beliefs using a standardised scale towards Human Papilloma Virus and its vaccine during COVID-19 Pandemic.
Material and Methods: This is a descriptive cross sectional study including a total of 303 parents who applied to a training and research hospital pediatric clinic with a daughter aged 9-18 years old. A demographic variable questionnaire and The Turkish version of the Carolina Human Papilloma Virus Immunization Attitudes Scale (CHIAS) were assessed.
Results: The Turkish version of the Carolina Human Papilloma Virus Immunization Attitudes Scale mean± SD scores of harms/barriers/effectiveness/uncertainty factors subgroup were calculated as 2.2±0.6, 2.5±0.7, 2.3±0.7, 2.9±0.8, respectively. 19.8% of parents were aware of Human Papilloma Virus and 22.5% of them declared to be willing to vaccinate their daughters against the infection. Human Papilloma Virus acceptance rate was still modest and lower than for vaccines in general during COVID-19 Pandemic.
Conclusion: According to the result of this study, during COVID-19 Pandemic, the both female and male awareness and intention to vaccinate their daughters against Human Papilloma Virus is low. This is the first study analyzing parents’ current attitudes and beliefs using a standardised scale towards Human Papilloma Virus in Turkey and also is the first analyzing this subject during COVID-19 pandemic in the literature. Health education programs given by family doctors, pediatricians and community health professionals to parents is critically important in accepting this vaccine.
Amaç: Bu çalışma, COVİD-19 Pandemisi sırasında ebeveynlerin Human Papilloma Virüsü ve aşısına yönelik standart bir ölçek kullanarak mevcut tutum ve inançlarını belirlemeyi amaçlamıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışma, bir eğitim ve araştırma hastanesi çocuk kliniğine 9-18 yaşlarında kız çocuğu ile başvuran toplam 303 ebeveynin dahil edildiği tanımlayıcı kesitsel bir çalışmadır. Bir demografik veri anketi ve Carolina Human Papilloma Virüsü Bağışıklama Tutumları Ölçeğinin (CHIAS) Türkçe versiyonu ile değerlendirme yapılmıştır.
Bulgular: Zararlar/engeller/etkililik/belirsizlik faktörleri alt grubunun Carolina Human Papilloma Virüsü Bağışıklama Tutumları Ölçeği’nin ortalama±SS puanları sırasıyla 2.2±0.6, 2.5±0.7, 2.3±0.7, 2.9±0.8 olarak hesaplandı. Ebeveynlerin %19.8’i Human Papilloma Virüsün’den haberdardı ve %22.5’i kızlarını enfeksiyona karşı aşılamak istediğini bildirdi. Human Papilloma Virüsü kabulü, COVİD-19 Pandemisi sırasında hala yetersiz ve rutinde uygulanan aşılardan daha düşüktü.
Sonuç: Bu çalışmanın sonucuna göre, COVİD-19 Pandemisi sırasında hem kadınların hem de erkeklerin kız çocuklarını Human Papilloma Virüsü’ne karşı aşılama konusundaki farkındalıkları ve istekleri düşüktür. Bu çalışma, Türkiye’de ebeveynlerin Human Papilloma Virüsü’ne yönelik mevcut tutum ve inançlarını standart bir ölçek kullanarak analiz eden ilk çalışmadır ve aynı zamanda literatürde bu konuyu COVİD-19 Pandemisi sırasında analiz eden ilk çalışmadır. Aile hekimleri, çocuk doktorları ve toplum sağlığı uzmanları tarafından ebeveynlere verilen sağlık eğitim programları, bu aşının kabul edilmesinde kritik öneme sahiptir.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Internal Diseases |
Journal Section | ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
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Early Pub Date | August 1, 2023 |
Publication Date | September 25, 2023 |
Submission Date | March 11, 2023 |
Published in Issue | Year 2023 Volume: 17 Issue: 5 |
The publication language of Turkish Journal of Pediatric Disease is English.
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