The role of trust in health information from medical authorities in accepting the HPV vaccine among African American parents

This research examines how and why trust in health information from medical authorities (i.e., doctors or health care professionals and government health agencies) predicts acceptance of the HPV vaccine for one's child among African American parents. A survey of African American parents recruit...

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Published in:Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 2019-08, Vol.15 (7-8), p.1723-1731
Main Authors: Nan, Xiaoli, Daily, Kelly, Richards, Adam, Holt, Cheryl, Wang, Min Qi, Tracy, Kate, Qin, Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
African Americans
Aged
Black or African American - psychology
consumer health information
Female
Health Communication
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Personnel
HPV vaccines
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Papillomavirus Infections - prevention & control
Papillomavirus Vaccines - administration & dosage
Parents - psychology
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Research Paper
Surveys and Questionnaires
Trust
Vaccination - psychology
Vaccination - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:This research examines how and why trust in health information from medical authorities (i.e., doctors or health care professionals and government health agencies) predicts acceptance of the HPV vaccine for one's child among African American parents. A survey of African American parents recruited from community venues revealed that low trust in health information from government health agencies was associated with less favorable attitudes and intentions toward vaccinating their child against HPV. Trust in health information from a doctor or health care professional did not predict vaccine acceptance. Mediation analyses indicated that the relationship between trust in health information from government health agencies and vaccine acceptance was partially mediated by perceived vaccine efficacy. Implications of the findings on communicating to the African American community about the HPV vaccine are discussed.
ISSN:2164-5515
2164-554X
2164-554X
DOI:10.1080/21645515.2018.1540825