英文摘要 |
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore factors influencing mothers’ health behaviors with regard to Pad-smear screening for themselves and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for their adolescent daughters. Methods: Based on data from the National Immunization Information System (NIIS), we selected families with daughters aged 12-17 in Taoyuan City and interviewed the mothers. We adapted the stratified random sampling method, and a computer assisted telephone interview was conducted in October 2016. We used chi-square tests, point-biserial correlations, and multiple regression models to analyze the 1,031 valid samples. Results: After multiple logistic regression analysis, we found that the statistically significant factors influencing HPV vaccination of teenage girls were: mothers’ occupation, living area, and perceived effectiveness of the HPV vaccine. We also found that mothers’ cues to action, perceived barriers to Pad-smear, and particularly, the daughters’ HPV vaccination, could significantly predict mothers’ later use of Pad-smear screening. Conclusions: The policy of HPV vaccination for adolescent girls could not only achieve the primary prevention of HPV, but could also improve the secondary prevention of cervical cancer. Base on this win-win policy, we suggest that health sectors should provide more comprehensive information for the public about the HPV vaccine in order to improve mothers’ perceived benefits, and therefore to increase the rate of HPV vaccine of adolescent girls. Furthermore, the most significant predictor, a convenient and friendly environment for women to receive Pad-smear screening, should be taken into account in order to reduce the perceived barriers to Pad-smear screening. |