Aside from personal values, women’s intentions to receive human papillomavirus vaccine can be affected by their potential chances of contracting cervical cancer, as well as everyday contact.
To forecast women’s intentions to receive human papillomavirus vaccine in China, this study combined perceived threats and contact factors (i.e., media exposure and interpersonal discussion) with theory of expected behavioural factors.
417 female university students in China completed a comparative survey. In order to validate the proposed expanded TPB model and analyse the hypotheses in the Mplus programme, the structural equation model analysis was used. The findings revealed a positive connection between the original hypothesis of planned behaviour factors and the potential danger to cervical cancer and its decision to take vaccination of human papillomavirus. Media attention and interpersonal dialogue have changed people’s attitudes towards vaccination and subjective norms towards humans papillomavirus that also impacted their decision to take vaccination against human papillomavirus.
This research will help us to understand unvaccinated qualified vaccine users, and the differences among people who are likely or unlikely to be vaccinated.
Reference: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21645515.2020.1779518
