Theoretical, Cultural, and Perceptual Correlates of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Acceptance (HPV-VA) and Vaccine Uptake (HPV-VU) in a Hispanic Community

A survey was administered to a community sample of adults aged 18-65 years residing in El Paso, Texas. Survey questions explored theoretical perceptual, and cultural factors that were hypothesized to be associated with HPV-Vaccine Acceptance (HPV-VA) and HPV-Vaccine Uptake (HPV-VU) among the predominately Hispanic population in this region.

The purpose of the current study was to examine theoretical (i.e., the Health Belief Model), perceptual (e.g., trust and recommendations from an HCP), and cultural (e.g., language, household size, familism, and religiosity) influences of HPV-VA and HPV-VU in predominately Hispanic community. We hypothesize that theoretical, perceptual, and cultural factors will be associated with HPV-VA and HPV-VU. Specifically, perceived effectiveness, perceived safety, and perceived severity will be positively associated with HPV-VA and HPV-VU; in contrast, perceived harm will be inversely associated with HPV-VA and HPV-VU. We also predicted that one’s family’s attitudes about vaccines would be positively associated with one’s own attitudes about vaccines. Moreover, we explored the role of trust, HCP recommendations, and culture.

This research was supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U54MD007592. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.