Increasing Adolescent Vaccination Coverage

Stokley, Shannon; Vogt, Tara M.; Shefer, Abigail

doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.65

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“…This finding is consistent with previous research demonstrating that parents' opinions are highly influential in determining whether or not their adolescent children are vaccinated. 43 Although adolescents might have more volitional control over their vaccine decision-making than younger children, 44 parents, and in this case mothers, have the ultimate ability to facilitate or inhibit vaccine uptake. Yet despite mothers' clear role as the primary decision-maker regarding vaccines for their adolescent children, there was an apparent disconnect with knowledge about which vaccines their children had received in the past.…”

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“…This finding is consistent with previous research demonstrating the importance of physician recommendation regarding adolescent vaccinations. 33,34,43 In addition to targeting mothers, interventions to effectively increase vaccine uptake among uninsured Latin American populations must provide education and training for physicians regarding the importance of endorsing all adolescent immunizations, including the meningococcal, Tdap, and HPV vaccines, for their adolescent patients. Furthermore, interventions are needed to train physicians regarding how to effectively communicate the importance of vaccinating in a culturally competent manner to mothers who may be from disadvantaged backgrounds.…”

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Vaccine-related attitudes and decision-making among uninsured, Latin American immigrant mothers of adolescent daughters: a qualitative study

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Uninsured Latin American immigrant women are at increased risk for vaccine preventable diseases, such as cervical cancer; yet gaps in vaccine coverage persist. The purpose of this study was to explore vaccine-related knowledge, attitudes and decision-making for tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine, meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY), and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among uninsured Latin American immigrant mothers of adolescent daughters. A purposive sample of 30 low-income, uninsured, predominantly Latin-American immigrant mothers of adolescent daughters aged 13-17 were recruited from two academic-community managed health clinics in Virginia. From March-September 2016, data were collected through in-person, semi-structured interviews, in English or Spanish. For data analysis, conventional content analysis was employed. The majority of participants self-identified as Hispanic and had less than a high-school level education. Key themes included: general acceptance of vaccines; associating vaccines with prevention/protection; minimal vaccine hesitancy; and lack of knowledge regarding vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccines recommended for adolescents, and adolescent daughters' vaccination history. Doctors' recommendation, school requirements, and the media were key influencers of vaccination. Mothers were the primary decision-maker regarding vaccine uptake among their adolescent daughters. Findings highlight the need for efforts to help uninsured Latin American immigrant mothers better understand vaccines, and provide linkages to affordable, accessible vaccines among under-resourced populations.

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confidence: 99%

Vaccine-related attitudes and decision-making among uninsured, Latin American immigrant mothers of adolescent daughters: a qualitative study

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Mesquita

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et al. 2018

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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“…[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] This work has laid the foundation for more recent research aimed at developing and evaluating interventions to increase adolescent vaccination. [24][25][26] These studies have centered primarily on HPV and influenza vaccines, given their lower coverage levels. This review focuses on a selection of recent (from 2006 to present) intervention studies for improving adolescent vaccination.…”

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