Vaccine-related attitudes and decision-making among uninsured, Latin American immigrant mothers of adolescent daughters: a qualitative study
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 per...
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| author | Julia E. Painter Suyane Viana De O. Mesquita Lauren Jimenez Arturo A. Avila Caroline J. Sutter Rebecca Sutter |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-d27710262a734031bdf0304f73f5705b2023-09-22T08:38:23ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2019-01-0115112113310.1080/21645515.2018.15143531514353Vaccine-related attitudes and decision-making among uninsured, Latin American immigrant mothers of adolescent daughters: a qualitative studyJulia E. Painter0Suyane Viana De O. Mesquita1Lauren Jimenez2Arturo A. Avila3Caroline J. Sutter4Rebecca Sutter5George Mason UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityUninsured 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2018.1514353vaccinehpvattitudesbehaviorqualitative |
| spellingShingle | Julia E. Painter Suyane Viana De O. Mesquita Lauren Jimenez Arturo A. Avila Caroline J. Sutter Rebecca Sutter Vaccine-related attitudes and decision-making among uninsured, Latin American immigrant mothers of adolescent daughters: a qualitative study Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics vaccine hpv attitudes behavior qualitative |
| title | Vaccine-related attitudes and decision-making among uninsured, Latin American immigrant mothers of adolescent daughters: a qualitative study |
| title_full | Vaccine-related attitudes and decision-making among uninsured, Latin American immigrant mothers of adolescent daughters: a qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Vaccine-related attitudes and decision-making among uninsured, Latin American immigrant mothers of adolescent daughters: a qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vaccine-related attitudes and decision-making among uninsured, Latin American immigrant mothers of adolescent daughters: a qualitative study |
| title_short | Vaccine-related attitudes and decision-making among uninsured, Latin American immigrant mothers of adolescent daughters: a qualitative study |
| title_sort | vaccine related attitudes and decision making among uninsured latin american immigrant mothers of adolescent daughters a qualitative study |
| topic | vaccine hpv attitudes behavior qualitative |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2018.1514353 |
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