Attitudes Toward Human Papillomavirus and Influenza Vaccination Among Mothers of Early Adolescents

Indiana University1,165 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study was to determine whether messages about 1. relative risk of vaccination vs. other activities and 2. strength of doctor's recommendation influenced parental intention to get own child vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) or Influenza.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

1,165

Conditions

Human Papillomavirus Vaccines Influenza Vaccines Attitude to Health

Interventions

Provider Communication about VaccinationBEHAVIORAL

There are 12 pairs of messages varying in target vaccination, discussion of relative safety of vaccination, and strength of provider recommendation for vaccination.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Lives in United States * Mother or female legal guardian of at least one child aged 9-13 * Able to understand English * For HPV condition: Target child must not have received any doses of HPV vaccine * For Flu condition: Target child must not have received the flu vaccine during the prior flu season Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age * Not mother or female legal guardian of at least one child ages 9-13 * Not living in United States * Not able to understand English and Spanish * For HPV condition: Target child had already received at least 1 dose of the HPV vaccine * For Flu condition: Target child received the influenza vaccine during the previous flu season

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Willingness to vaccinate child with target vaccine

Time frame: During survey administration, at approximately 15 minutes into the survey.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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