Vaccinations and Perceptions of Risk in Latino Mothers

The population for this paper is 30 Latino females ages 18-30 years; five were age 18, five were age 20, ten were age 22; three were age 23; five were age 24; five were age 26; and two were age 30. These females are single and married mothers. All participants are from Jackson County, Mississippi. This population was chosen since these women are of a sexually active age and are members of a group that may be socially and culturally opposed to getting immunizations in general, and may be opposed to getting the HPV vaccine in particular.

Survey findings showed that these women believed that healthcare officials would be likely to want them to get the vaccine, but family and friends would be opposed to these shots. They also believed that they were not likely to get the vaccines even if they had time since they feared immunizations in general and did not believe in this one.

The following presents a general overview of the health issue that is identified as a health problem. The issue is the continue

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immunization shots helps to guard against getting and spreading disease. ___ -3 ___ -2 ___ -1 ___ 0 ___1 ___2 ___3 Evaluation of Behavioral Beliefs Total scores were: the most popular score was a -3 (80%); 10% had a score of -2; and 10% had a score of -1. Thus, all believed that the vaccine was of little to no benefit to them. Normative Beliefs 1. Professionals believe that I should get all immunizations. ___ -3 ___ -2 ___ -1 ___ 0 ___1 ___2 ___3 2. My family believes that I should get all immunizations. ___ -3 ___ -2 ___ -1 ___ 0 ___1 ___2 ___3 3. My friends believe that I should get all immunizations. ___ -3 ___ -2 ___ -1 ___ 0 ___1 ___2 ___3 4 Research findings state that it is necessary to get all immunizations to control disease. ___ -3 ___ -2 ___ -1 ___ 0 ___1 ___2 ___3 5. Organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control believe that I should get all immunizations to control disease. ___ -3 ___ -2 ___ -1 ___ 0 ___1 ___2 ___3 6. My parents believe that I should get all immunizations. ___ -3 ___ -2 ___ -1 ___ 0 ___1 ___2 ___3 7. The media supports all immunizations. ___ -3 ___
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Perceived Power, Behavioral Beliefs, Disease Control, Motivation Comply, Control Beliefs, Normative Beliefs, Planned Behavior, Gagnon Godin, Human Papillomavirus, Papillomavirus HPV, ___ 0, ___1 ___2 ___3, 0 ___1 ___2, ___ 0 ___1, 0 ___1, ___ -1, -2 ___, -1 ___, ___2 ___3, ___1 ___2, -1 ___ 0, ___ -3, ___ -2, -3 ___, ___ -1 ___,
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Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page)