Decision-Making about the HPV Vaccine among Ethnically Diverse Parents: Implications for Health Communications

Table 1

Focus group questions.

Construct	Sample question
Sources of health information	Where do you get information about your daughter’s health?; What is the most credible/believable source of information?
Decision-making about daughter’s health	Who makes decisions about your daughter’s health?; Under what circumstances would you involve your daughter in making a decision about her health care?
Awareness and knowledge of HPV	What do you know about HPV or human papillomavirus?; How is it spread?; Who is vulnerable to it?; What health problems can it cause?
Awareness and knowledge of HPV vaccine	Have you heard about a vaccine for HPV?; What have you heard?; Who is this vaccine for?; What does it do?
Social and subjective norms about HPV vaccination	Are people in your community getting their daughters vaccinated? Why or why not? What would your (spouse/partner; family members; friends) think about your getting your daughter vaccinated for HPV?
Barriers to vaccination	Is it difficult to get this vaccine?; Why or why not?
Desired information	What would you need to know before making a decision about vaccinating your daughter(s)?
Preferred sources and settings for HPV information delivery	What would be the best way to deliver information about the HPV vaccine to parents?; Where do you prefer to receive information?; From what source?