Self-reported HPV vaccination status and HPV vaccine hesitancy in a nationally representative sample of emerging adults in Croatia

Znanstveni rad - Izvorni znanstveni rad

• Autor: Tatjana Nemeth Blažić
• Autor: Ivana Božičević
• Autor: Mirjana Lana Kosanović Ličina
• Autor: Aleksandar Štulhofer
• Autor: Iskra Alexandra Nola
• Autorova ustanova: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Medicinski fakultet; (KATEDRA ZA MEDICINSKU SOCIOLOGIJU I EKONOMIKU ZDRAVSTVA)
• Autorova ustanova: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Medicinski fakultet; (KATEDRA ZA ZDRAVSTVENU EKOLOGIJU, MEDICINU RADA I SPORTA)
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: BIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO; Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita; Zdravstvena ekologija

Sažetak (engleski)

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine self-reported human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination status among emerging adults in Croatia, intention to get the HPV vaccine among unvaccinated individuals and correlates of HPV vaccine hesitancy.

Methods: Data were collected via a cross-sectional survey based on a probabilistic national sample. The sample included 1,197 individuals aged 18-25 years (50.6% were women) who were recruited from November 2021 to February 2022 as part of the commercial online panel. Analyses included 981 participants who correctly answered two "attention trap" questions using descriptive statistics and multivariate analyses. The data were post-hoc weighted for gender and age and adjusted for clustering effect. To adjust standard errors for the sampling design, multivariate analyses were carried out using the complex samples module in the IBM SPSS 27 statistical software package.

Results: Overall, 18.3% of participants (25.0% of women and 11.7% of men) reported that they were HPV vaccinated, while 21.9% did not know their HPV vaccination status. Of those vaccinated, 65.6% were women. The odds of being HPV-vaccinated were significantly higher among female participants. Among the unvaccinated, 35.4% expressed a willingness to get the vaccine. The odds of vaccination hesitancy were significantly lower among women, participants who reported a higher perceived risk of STIs, those who recognized that HPV could result in cervical cancer, and significantly higher among those who were more religious.

Conclusion: Our findings suggest a need to increase HPV vaccination uptake in Croatia through raising awareness about HPV vaccine effectiveness and also through the implementation of strategies to make vaccination more available.

• Ključne riječi (engleski): Adolescent; Adult; Croatia; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control; Papillomavirus Vaccines / therapeutic use; Self Report; Vaccination; Vaccination Hesitancy; Young Adult
• Jezik: engleski
• Vrsta publikacije: Znanstveni rad - Izvorni znanstveni rad
• Status objave: Objavljen
• Vrsta recenzije: Recenziran
• Verzija publikacije: Objavljena verzija rada (izdavačev PDF)
• Naslov časopisa: Frontiers in Public Health
• Brojčani podaci: vol. 11, 1182582
• e-ISSN: 2296-2565
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1182582
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:471884
• Datum objave publikacije: 2023-11
• Projekt: Šifra: IP-2019-04-3609; Naziv (hrvatski): Dinamika reproduktivnog i seksualnog zdravlja mladih u Hrvatskoj od 2005. do 2020. godine; Naziv (engleski): Dynamics of Reproductive and Sexual Health in Emerging Croatian Adults, 2005—2020; Kratica: SERZAM2020; Voditelj: Aleksandar Štulhofer; Pravna nadležnost: Hrvatska; Financijer: HRZZ; Linija financiranja: IP
• URL dokumenta: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1182582/full
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Prava pristupa: Otvoreni pristup
• Datum i vrijeme pohrane: 2024-03-12 11:19:41