Extending and validating a human papillomavirus (HPV) knowledge measure in a national sample of Canadian parents of boys

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

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Perez, Samara^1,2  Tatar, Ovidiu²  Ostini, Remo³  Shapiro, Gilla K.^1,2  Waller, Jo⁴  Zimet, Gregory⁵  Rosberger, Zeev^1,2,6 

[1] McGill Univ, Dept Psychol, 1205 Dr Penfield Ave, Montreal, PQ H3A 1B1, Canada

[2] Jewish Gen Hosp, Lady Davis Inst Med Res, 3755 Cote Ste Catherine Rd, Montreal, PQ H3T 1E4, Canada

[3] Univ Queensland, Sch Med, Rural Clin Sch, Res Ctr, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia

[4] Canc Res UK Hlth Behav Res Ctr, Dept Epidemiol & Publ Hlth, London WC1E 6BT, England

[5] Indiana Univ Sch Med, Sect Adolescent Med, 410 West 10th St,HS 1001, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA

[6] Jewish Gen Hosp, Segal Canc Ctr, Louise Granofsky Psychosocial Oncol Program, Montreal, PQ H3T 1E4, Canada

关键词: Human papillomavirus (HPV);    Papillomavirus vaccines;    Papillomavirus infections/prevention & control;    Knowledge;    Health knowledge,attitudes,practice;    Measure;    Parents;    Males;    Acceptability;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.07.017

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

As the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is now recommended for males, a reliable, comprehensive HPV knowledge measurement tool which addresses issues relevant to males is needed. We aimed to replicate, validate and test the comprehensiveness of an existing general HPV and an HPV vaccination knowledge scale in English and French. We also measured parental HPV knowledge and changes over time. An online questionnaire was administered in February (Time 1; T1) and November 2014 (Time 2; T2) to a nationally representative sample of Canadian parents of boys. Dimensionality, internal consistency and model fit were evaluated at both time points and separately in English and French sub-samples. Differences in knowledge scoresweremeasured. Analyses were performed on 3117 participants at T1 and 1427 at T2. The 25-itemHPV general knowledge and an 11-item HPV vaccination scalewere unidimensional, showed high internal consistency (alpha > 0.87, alpha > 0.73) and had good model fit. Both general HPV and vaccine-specific knowledge significantly increased over time in both languages, but remained low at T2, with only about half of the items being answered correctly. Correct responses at T2 are best explained by correct responses at T1, with some small changes from 'Don't know' at T1 to correct at T2. The extended general and vaccine-specific knowledge scales are valid, reliable and comprehensive, and could be used among parents of boys, in both English and French. Educational interventions could target specific knowledge gaps and focus on providing information rather than correcting misconceptions. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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