School children's perceptions about being offered the HPV vaccination – A focus group study
Abstract Aim There is limited knowledge about the perceptions of HPV vaccination in middle‐school children. This qualitative study aimed to explore their views. Methods We conducted focus group interviews with children, 10–11 years of age, who had been offered HPV vaccination through the school heal...
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crwiley:10.1111/apa.17225 2024-06-23T07:55:25+00:00 School children's perceptions about being offered the HPV vaccination – A focus group study Enskär, Ida Fransson, Emma Enskär, Karin Nevéus, Tryggve Grandahl, Maria Cancerfonden Gillbergska stiftelsen 2024 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.17225 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/apa.17225 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Acta Paediatrica volume 113, issue 7, page 1672-1678 ISSN 0803-5253 1651-2227 journal-article 2024 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.17225 2024-06-13T04:23:55Z Abstract Aim There is limited knowledge about the perceptions of HPV vaccination in middle‐school children. This qualitative study aimed to explore their views. Methods We conducted focus group interviews with children, 10–11 years of age, who had been offered HPV vaccination through the school health services in mid‐north Sweden in spring of 2023. Data were analysed with qualitative content analysis. Results This study included six focus group interviews with 49 children (boys n = 29; girls n = 20), mean of 11 years of age. Participating children expressed the need to feel safe to be of utmost importance and the means to do so was to be prepared and informed by someone the child trusted. The school nurse was perceived as the expert, best suited to provide factual information, support and motivation, both to children and their parents. Conclusion We confirm that healthcare providers' recommendations are crucial for HPV vaccine acceptance also from the child's perspective. Improved information about HPV vaccination to children is necessary. Children's right to participate on their own terms is not fulfilled today. Vaccine promotion, both to children and parents, should be actively managed by the school nurse. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Sweden Wiley Online Library Acta Paediatrica |
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Abstract Aim There is limited knowledge about the perceptions of HPV vaccination in middle‐school children. This qualitative study aimed to explore their views. Methods We conducted focus group interviews with children, 10–11 years of age, who had been offered HPV vaccination through the school health services in mid‐north Sweden in spring of 2023. Data were analysed with qualitative content analysis. Results This study included six focus group interviews with 49 children (boys n = 29; girls n = 20), mean of 11 years of age. Participating children expressed the need to feel safe to be of utmost importance and the means to do so was to be prepared and informed by someone the child trusted. The school nurse was perceived as the expert, best suited to provide factual information, support and motivation, both to children and their parents. Conclusion We confirm that healthcare providers' recommendations are crucial for HPV vaccine acceptance also from the child's perspective. Improved information about HPV vaccination to children is necessary. Children's right to participate on their own terms is not fulfilled today. Vaccine promotion, both to children and parents, should be actively managed by the school nurse. |
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School children's perceptions about being offered the HPV vaccination – A focus group study |
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School children's perceptions about being offered the HPV vaccination – A focus group study |
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