Testing a Model for Parental Acceptance of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in 9- to 18-Year-Old Girls: A Theory-Guided Study

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 614-625

  Reynolds, Diane ^a   O'Connell, Kathleen A ^b  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Health belief model; Parental acceptance of HPV vaccine; Theory of reasoned action

Indexed keywords

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE L1, TYPE 6,11,16,18; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PRECANCER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84867851651     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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