The Acceptability of HPV Vaccines and Perceptions of Vaccination against HPV among Physicians and Nurses in Hong Kong
<i>Background</i>: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections nationwide. <i>Methods</i>: This is the first cross-sectional survey assessing physicians’ and nurses’ knowledge of HPV and recording their attitudes to...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
MDPI AG
2019-05-01
|
Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/10/1700 |
id |
doaj-423c4be84d3e4a7aa24f4a0bc69a7395 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-423c4be84d3e4a7aa24f4a0bc69a73952020-11-24T21:29:03ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012019-05-011610170010.3390/ijerph16101700ijerph16101700The Acceptability of HPV Vaccines and Perceptions of Vaccination against HPV among Physicians and Nurses in Hong KongTeris Cheung0Joseph T.F. Lau1Johnson Z. Wang2Phoenix Mo3C.K. Siu4Rex T.H. Chan5Janice Y.S. Ho6School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaThe Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaThe Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaThe Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China<i>Background</i>: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections nationwide. <i>Methods</i>: This is the first cross-sectional survey assessing physicians’ and nurses’ knowledge of HPV and recording their attitudes to HPV vaccination in Hong Kong. Survey questions were derived from the Health Belief Model. <i>Results</i>: 1152 clinicians (170 physicians and 982 nurses) aged 21 and 60 participated in this study. A multiple stepwise regression model was used to examine associations between cognitive factors (clinicians’ attitudes) and subjects’ intention to HPV vaccine uptake. Results showed that only 30.2% of physicians and 21.2% nurses found vaccinating for HPV acceptable. <i>Conclusions</i>: Perceived self-efficacy was the only significant background and cognitive variable associated with physicians’ and nurses’ accepting HPV vaccines. Further, when nurses found HPV vaccination acceptable, cues to action was featured as a significant background variable in their choice.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/10/1700HPV vaccineacceptabilityphysiciansnursesself-efficacy |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Teris Cheung Joseph T.F. Lau Johnson Z. Wang Phoenix Mo C.K. Siu Rex T.H. Chan Janice Y.S. Ho |
spellingShingle |
Teris Cheung Joseph T.F. Lau Johnson Z. Wang Phoenix Mo C.K. Siu Rex T.H. Chan Janice Y.S. Ho The Acceptability of HPV Vaccines and Perceptions of Vaccination against HPV among Physicians and Nurses in Hong Kong International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health HPV vaccine acceptability physicians nurses self-efficacy |
author_facet |
Teris Cheung Joseph T.F. Lau Johnson Z. Wang Phoenix Mo C.K. Siu Rex T.H. Chan Janice Y.S. Ho |
author_sort |
Teris Cheung |
title |
The Acceptability of HPV Vaccines and Perceptions of Vaccination against HPV among Physicians and Nurses in Hong Kong |
title_short |
The Acceptability of HPV Vaccines and Perceptions of Vaccination against HPV among Physicians and Nurses in Hong Kong |
title_full |
The Acceptability of HPV Vaccines and Perceptions of Vaccination against HPV among Physicians and Nurses in Hong Kong |
title_fullStr |
The Acceptability of HPV Vaccines and Perceptions of Vaccination against HPV among Physicians and Nurses in Hong Kong |
title_full_unstemmed |
The Acceptability of HPV Vaccines and Perceptions of Vaccination against HPV among Physicians and Nurses in Hong Kong |
title_sort |
acceptability of hpv vaccines and perceptions of vaccination against hpv among physicians and nurses in hong kong |
publisher |
MDPI AG |
series |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
issn |
1660-4601 |
publishDate |
2019-05-01 |
description |
<i>Background</i>: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections nationwide. <i>Methods</i>: This is the first cross-sectional survey assessing physicians’ and nurses’ knowledge of HPV and recording their attitudes to HPV vaccination in Hong Kong. Survey questions were derived from the Health Belief Model. <i>Results</i>: 1152 clinicians (170 physicians and 982 nurses) aged 21 and 60 participated in this study. A multiple stepwise regression model was used to examine associations between cognitive factors (clinicians’ attitudes) and subjects’ intention to HPV vaccine uptake. Results showed that only 30.2% of physicians and 21.2% nurses found vaccinating for HPV acceptable. <i>Conclusions</i>: Perceived self-efficacy was the only significant background and cognitive variable associated with physicians’ and nurses’ accepting HPV vaccines. Further, when nurses found HPV vaccination acceptable, cues to action was featured as a significant background variable in their choice. |
topic |
HPV vaccine acceptability physicians nurses self-efficacy |
url |
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/10/1700 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT terischeung theacceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong AT josephtflau theacceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong AT johnsonzwang theacceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong AT phoenixmo theacceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong AT cksiu theacceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong AT rexthchan theacceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong AT janiceysho theacceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong AT terischeung acceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong AT josephtflau acceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong AT johnsonzwang acceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong AT phoenixmo acceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong AT cksiu acceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong AT rexthchan acceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong AT janiceysho acceptabilityofhpvvaccinesandperceptionsofvaccinationagainsthpvamongphysiciansandnursesinhongkong |
_version_ |
1725967818619355136 |