Millán-Morales RC, Medina-Gómez OS, Villegas-Lara B

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ABSTRACT

Objective: Evaluate the degree of knowledge about the vaccine against HPV and associated factors that determine its acceptance in mothers of women from 9 to 12 years old.
Materials and Methods: Observational, prospective, cross-sectional, analytical study from November 2017 to October 2018 to mothers of girls aged 9 to 12 who attended the Family Medicine Unit 15 IMSS in Mexico City. The selection was made by non-probabilistic sampling for convenience to mothers or guardians whose daughters had not received the HPV vaccine. A questionnaire was applied to know the degree of knowledge about the vaccine against HPV and associated socioeconomic factors. Measures of central tendency and dispersion were estimated. Student’s t test for comparison of means and hypothesis test with χ² of Mantel-Haenszel. Prevalence ratio (PR), with 95% confidence intervals, and multivariate analysis was performed through a non-conditional logistic regression.
Results: A total of 407 mothers were interviewed, obtaining 32.92% with a high level of knowledge about the HPV vaccine. The 39.3% were referred by the family doctor for its application. Those with less knowledge about the vaccine had less schooling. A higher percentage of what was reported in previous studies was obtained in terms of women with low knowledge.
Conclusions: The level of knowledge of mothers about the HPV vaccine is associated with the level of schooling, type of religion and marital status. A low level of knowledge about the vaccine increases the possibility of cervical cytology being considered unnecessary. Information campaigns that consider the sociocultural characteristics of the population are required to guarantee a greater impact.