Table 3 Efficacy and safety concerns affecting HPV vaccine acceptance among parents who consented or refused consent (numbers and percentage of respondents who had ‘a lot’ or ‘quite a lot’ of concerns)

From: Parental attitudes and information needs in an adolescent HPV vaccination programme

   

Consenters

Refusers

 
  

Missing

n

%

n

%

P -value a

Influence of MMRb debate

Yes

10

107

18

24

53

<0.001

Daughter may have a bad reaction

Yes

10

82

14

17

38

<0.001

Long-term side effects

Yes

10

111

19

23

51

<0.001

Need for a booster

Yes

11

60

10

18

40

<0.001

Uncertainty about compatibility with other HPV vaccines

Yes

9

94

16

26

57

<0.001

  1. aFisher's exact test.
  2. bMMR=measles, mumps and rubella vaccination.
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