Wong, Li Ping and Alias, Haridah and Seheli, Farhana Nishat and Zimet, Gregory D. and Hu, Zhijian and Lin, Yulan (2022) Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination intent and its associated factors: A study of ethnically diverse married women aged 27 to 45 in Malaysia, a Southeast Asian country. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 18 (5). ISSN 2164-5515, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2076525.
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This study aimed to investigate HPV vaccination intention among adult married women aged 27 to 45 years and its associated factors, and their spouse/partner's influence on HPV vaccination decision-making. Methods This is a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study. Study participants were recruited through simple random sampling of patients attending obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinics in a university teaching hospital.Participants were selected based on a computer-generated list of a random list of patients attending the clinic. Results A total of 794 complete responses were received (response rate 88.2%). The mean age of the respondents was 32.2 years with a standard deviation (SD) of +/- 3.9 years.The vast majority (85.3%) would communicate with their spouse/partner with regard to HPV vaccination decision-making. Nearly 30% (over half were of the Malay ethnic group) perceived their spouse/partner would not consent to their HPV vaccination. Over half (54.9%) reported joint decision-making, and 9.1% (the majority of whom were Malay) reported that HPV vaccination was dependent on their spouse/partner's decision. Intention to vaccinate against HPV was high (74.5%). Factors influencing HPV vaccination intention were spouse/partner's consent to HPV vaccination (odds ratio OR] = 4.51; 95% confidence interval CI], 3.08-6.62), being a postgraduate student (OR = 4.55 ; 95% CI, 2.13-9.72 vs. unemployed/housewife), average household income MYR2000-4000 (OR = 2.09 ; 95%CI, 1.16-3.78 vs. below MYR2000), and an HPV-related knowledge score of 9-20 (OR = 1.60 ; 95% CI, 1.10-2.32 vs. score 0-8). Conclusion Findings highlight the importance of culture-centered interventions to enhance male partner's awareness and support for the HPV vaccination of married women.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | HPV vaccination intention; Married women; Spouse; Partner influence; Malaysia |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2023 01:54 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Sep 2023 01:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/41457 |
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