Maternal Acceptance of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Malaysia

Sam, I.-Ching; Wong, Li-Ping; Rampal, Sanjay; Leong, Yin-Hui; Pang, Chan-Fu; Tai, Yong-Ting; Tee, Hwee-Ching; Kahar-Bador, Maria

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.11.014

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Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 610-612, June 2009

Maternal Acceptance of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Malaysia

I.-Ching Sam, M.R.C.Path.
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Address correspondence to: Dr. I-Ching Sam, Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Li-Ping Wong, Ph.D.
- Medical Education and Research Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sanjay Rampal, M.P.H.
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yin-Hui Leong
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Chan-Fu Pang
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yong-Ting Tai
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hwee-Ching Tee
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Maria Kahar-Bador, M.B.Ch.B.
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Received 2 July 2008; accepted 4 November 2008. published online 09 February 2009.

Abstract

Acceptability rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination by 362 Malaysian mothers were 65.7% and 55.8% for daughters and sons, respectively. Younger mothers, and those who knew someone with cancer, were more willing to vaccinate their daughters. If the vaccine was routine and cost free, acceptability rate was 97.8%.

Keywords: Human papillomavirus, Papillomavirus vaccine, Patient acceptance of healthcare, Malaysia