Parents' perspectives on dental team as advisors to promote HPV vaccination among Spanish adolescents

Parents' perspectives on dental team as advisors to promote HPV vaccination among Spanish adolescents

Purpose Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection responsible for many anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. Dental care providers have the potential to influence vaccine uptake, yet little is known about how patients perceive their role in HPV education and prevention...

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Published in:Journal of public health dentistry Vol. 84; no. 2; pp. 147 - 153
Main Authors: Lorenzo‐Pouso, Alejandro Ismael, González‐Palanca, Sergio, Palmeiro‐Fernández, Gerardo, Dominguez‐Salgado, Juan Carlos, Pérez‐Sayáns, Mario, González‐Veiga, Ernesto J., Caponio, Vito Carlo Alberto, Daley, Ellen M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 14-03-2024
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Subjects:
Adolescents
Anogenital
Dental care
Dentists
Disease prevention
Health education
health literacy
Human papillomavirus
human papillomavirus viruses
Immunization
patient education as topic, prevention and control, social validity, research
Perceptions
Teenagers
Vaccines
human papillomavirus viruses
health literacy
patient education as topic, prevention and control, social validity, research
vaccines
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Summary:Purpose Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection responsible for many anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. Dental care providers have the potential to influence vaccine uptake, yet little is known about how patients perceive their role in HPV education and prevention. Methods Parents of adolescents aged 9 to 17 years (n = 375) were recruited from Valdeorras District Hospital (Galicia, Spain) to investigate parents' attitudes concerning the involvement of dental care providers in discussions related to HPV. A survey was distributed to the participants, and 343 (91.5%) were included in the analysis. Results In general, nearly half of the parents reported feeling comfortable regarding discussing HPV with their dentist. Participants described more comfort with dentists than with dental hygienists. Parents' comfort levels were influenced by various social determinants of health, including education level, marital status, geographic origin, and child vaccination status (p > 0.05). Conclusion Parents reported varying comfort levels when discussing HPV and its vaccine with dental professionals, displaying a preference for dentists. Dental settings have the potential to promote vaccination, but the existence of ongoing barriers needs to be addressed.
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ISSN:0022-4006
1752-7325
DOI:10.1111/jphd.12609