Peer-reviewed article
Information Needs for HPV Vaccination Among Different Female Population Groups in China.
Xianglong Li, Yihan Hu, Lei Zhang, Li Du, Longmei Jin et al. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined what information women in China need to make decisions about HPV vaccination, focusing on adolescent girls aged 9-14 years and their parents. Using a best-worst scaling experiment, researchers compared information priorities among parents, community residents, and clinic patients. The findings show that vaccine safety, how to choose HPV vaccines, and duration of immunity are the most important information needs, with variations across different population groups.
Key points
- Vaccine safety information is the most important priority for parents and those unwilling to receive vaccines
- How to choose HPV vaccines is the top information need among cervical clinic outpatients
- People with higher knowledge levels prioritize safety and duration of immunity information
- Information needs vary significantly across different female population groups
- Low HPV vaccination rates among adolescent girls may be partly addressed by targeted health education based on specific information needs
Limitations
This study identifies information needs through a quantitative experiment but does not test whether providing this information actually increases vaccination rates or improves health outcomes. The findings are specific to China and may not apply to other settings.
Abstract
The current HPV vaccination rate among women is still relatively low, especially among adolescent girls aged 9-14 years. Insufficient access to HPV vaccine information is one of the important reasons, but there is a lack of research on women's HPV vaccine information needs. What information do women truly need to support their decision to receive the HPV vaccine? The similarities and differences in the needs of different women are key issues worth studying. Clarifying this issue can provide a scientific reference for health education and help improve its effectiveness. Unlike traditional qualitative research, the purpose of this study is to quantify women's needs for various information related to HPV vaccines, determine the priority order of information needs through quantitative methods, and explore the similarities and differences in information needs among different women with different knowledge levels and willingness to vaccinate. This study conducted a best-worst scaling experiment to compare the preference order of 7 HPV vaccines information among parents of girls aged 9-14 years, community residents, and outpatients of cervical clinic. The results of the best-worst scaling experiment were analyzed via count-based analysis and mixed logit regression analysis. Analysis shows that information needs for the safety of HPV vaccines, how to choose HPV vaccines and the duration of HPV vaccine immunization effect are generally considered important. Parents are more concerned about the safety of vaccines, and among outpatients, how to choose vaccines is the information they most want to know. Moreover, people with higher level of knowledge are relatively more concerned about the safety of vaccines and the duration of vaccine immunity, while those who are unwilling to receive vaccines have greater informational needs for vaccine safety. Women need more information about the safety of HPV vaccines, how to choose vaccines and the duration of immune effects. The information needs for HPV vaccines vary significantly among different female populations. Developing more targeted HPV vaccine health education according to these specific needs can better meet the information needs of women and potentially improve the coverage of HPV vaccines.