Preferences for HPV vaccination in parent-child dyads: Similarities and acknowledged differences.

摘要

Medical decisions are often made by one person on behalf of another, such as when parents make decisions on behalf of children. We examined the agreement between surrogate and beneficiary in the context of vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV). Although recent studies have examined preferences for the HPV vaccine among parents (Brabin et al, 2006; Brewer & Fazekas, 2007; Constantine & Jerman, 2007; Dempsey et al., 2006; Fazekas et al., 2008; Morison et al., 2010) and among girls or young women (Burke et al., 2010; Caskey et al, 2009; Conroy et al., 2009; Gottvall et al., 2009), none have compared parental preferences with adolescent preferences.