Mum's testing affects HPV jab uptake, says survey

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20983325


The human papilloma virus can cause cervical cancer and genital warts

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They found that the uptake of HPV vaccination among 12-13-year-olds in those whose mothers had never been screened for cervical cancer was 58%.


n the same age group whose mothers had been screened for cervical cancer in the past five years, the uptake was almost 84%.

Further analysis showed mothers who had personally decided to stop screening were less likely to have vaccinated their daughters than those who had stopped for medical reasons.

The researchers are now planning to carry out in-depth interviews. They want to out what influences a mother's decision to give consent for her daughter to be vaccinated and whether socio-economic factors play a part.