".findings illustrate how stigmatizing beliefs about the HPV vaccine are associated with parents communication and information-seeking processes." Research has established that stigmas that associate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine with sexual activity and promiscuity are prevalent among parents of vaccine-eligible children, especially th
"The findings have implications for the potential of digital behavioral change interventions like the HPVCF to influence parent decision-making and initiation of HPV vaccination." Parental decisions to follow human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination guidelines have been challenged by mixed messages and misinformation regarding HPV vaccines.