Adolescent-Parent Dyad Descriptions of the Decision to Start the HPV Vaccine Series

Jane Chang, Lisa S. Ipp, Ariel M. de Roche, Marina Catallozzi, Carmen Radecki Breitkopf, Susan L. Rosenthal

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Abstract

Study Objective: To examine how adolescent-parent dyads describe decision-making regarding initiation of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series, specifically who they viewed as making the final decision. Design: Semistructured interviews with adolescent-parent dyads were audio-recorded and transcribed. Responses to the question: “How did you make a decision about whether or not to receive the HPV vaccine series?” were content-coded for each individual member of the dyad. Setting: Adolescent medicine clinics of 2 large urban medical centers and through snowball sampling. Participants: Adolescents 14-17 years of age and a parent (N = 262). Qualitative analyses were conducted for those who agreed that they were offered and started the HPV vaccine series (n = 109). Interventions: None. Main Outcome Measures: Descriptions of the decision-making included 1 person (adolescent or parent) making the decision or joint decision-making by the adolescent and parent together. Results: More than half of the dyads did not agree on who made the decision to start the vaccine. Most adolescents and parents described a similar account about when they were offered the HPV vaccine, although the interpretation of the event in terms of the decision-maker might have differed. More than half of adolescents and parents individually mentioned the health care provider in their description of the HPV vaccine decision-making process even though they were not queried about the role of the provider. Conclusion: Understanding the range of descriptions of these dyads is helpful to guide interventions to promote vaccine uptake in a manner that balances provider expertise, adolescent autonomy, and parental involvement.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)28-32
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume31
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2018

Keywords

  • Adolescents
  • Decision-making
  • HPV vaccination
  • Parent-adolescent communication

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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