Exploring reasons for non-vaccination against human papillomavirus in Italy

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 4 Sources of information on HPV infection and vaccination; Italy, 2012

		n	%
Used sources of information (N = 1616^)	Paediatrician/general practitioner	794	49.1
	Friends/family members	651	40.3
	Internet	553	34.2
	Gynaecologist	495	30.6
	Newspaper/leaflet/poster	434	26.9
	Vaccination services	403	24.9
	Radio/television	326	20.2
	School	150	9.3
	Mother and child health centers	93	5.8
	Pharmacist	39	2.4
	Other	109	6.7
Mutually exclusive sources (N = 1565)	Health care workers plus others	870	55.6
	Health care workers only*	337	21.5
	Other sources only**	358	22.9
Number of sources of information (N = 1565)	0-1	486	28.4
	2-3	906	53.0
	≥4	317	18.6
Most trusted sources of information (N = 1640)	Paediatrician/general practitioner	1288	78.5
	Gynaecologist	1004	61.2
	Vaccination services	564	34.4
	Internet	342	20.9
	Mother and child health centers	245	14.9
	Friends/family members	67	4.1
	Pharmacist	36	2.2
	Other	142	8.7

^Parents that had never heard about HPV were excluded from the denominator
*gynaecologist, paediatrician/general practiotioner, vaccination service, mother and child health centres, pharmacist
**friends/family members, Internet, newspaper/leaflet/poster radio/television, school

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