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Open Access 01-12-2024 | Human Papillomavirus | Research

Relationship between religiosity and HPV vaccine initiation and intention in urban black and hispanic parents

Authors: Deidra Carroll Coleman, Christine Markham, Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Diane Santa Maria

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

Objective

Religion is believed to be an important sociocultural influence in the U.S., but little is known about how religiosity shapes the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine decision in racial/ethnic minorities. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between religiosity and HPV vaccine initiation and intention among urban, racial/ethnic minority parents of adolescents 11–14 years old.

Design

This study employed a descriptive, cross-sectional design using baseline data from Black and Hispanic parents (N = 175 and 285, respectively) recruited from medically underserved communities. Chi-square tests for independence and independent-samples t-tests were run to assess sociodemographic differences in vaccine initiation and vaccine intention. Binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine whether religious attendance and religious salience were associated with parents’ HPV vaccine decisions for their children.

Results

Approximately 47% of Black parents had vaccinated their youth against HPV. Of those who had not initiated the vaccine for their child, 54% did not intend to do so. 54% of Hispanic parents had initiated the HPV vaccine for their youth. Of those who had not initiated the vaccine for their child, 51% did not intend to do so. Frequency of attendance at religious services and the importance of religion in one’s life was not significantly correlated with HPV vaccine decision-making for Black nor Hispanic parents.

Conclusion

This study suggests that religiosity does not influence the HPV vaccine decision for urban, Black and Hispanic parents. Future studies using measures that capture the complexity of religion as a social construct are needed to confirm the findings. In addition, studies with representative sampling will enable us to make generalizations about the influence of religion on HPV vaccine decision-making for urban, racial/ethnic minority parents.

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Title: Relationship between religiosity and HPV vaccine initiation and intention in urban black and hispanic parents
Authors: Deidra Carroll Coleman
Christine Markham
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos
Diane Santa Maria
Publication date: 01-12-2024
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: Human Papillomavirus
Published in: BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17653-4

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Relationship between religiosity and HPV vaccine initiation and intention in urban black and hispanic parents

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