%0 Journal Article %T Knowledge, Decision-Making and Acceptance of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination among Parents of Primary School Students in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia %J Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention %I West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter. %Z 1513-7368 %A Mohd Sopian, Mastura %A Shaaban, Juwita %A Mohd Yusoff, Siti Suhaila %A Wan Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin %D 2018 %\ 06/01/2018 %V 19 %N 6 %P 1509-1514 %! Knowledge, Decision-Making and Acceptance of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination among Parents of Primary School Students in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia %K HPV vaccination %K Knowledge %K Decision Making %K acceptance %K Parents %R 10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.6.1509 %X Background: The incidence of cervical cancer in younger women remains high. This is worrisome as it affectsfuture generations. Therefore Malaysia implements human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination as a national vaccinationprogram. Parents play an important role in determining the success of this HPV vaccination program among schoolagedgirls by their compliance. Objective: To assess parental knowledge, decision-making and acceptance of HPVvaccination. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted among 280 randomly selected parents of primaryschool students aged 11 in Kota Bharu using a pre-validated self-administered questionnaire to assess knowledge anddecision-making with regard to HPV vaccination. Results: Most parents (62%) were shown to have poor knowledgewhile most decision-making was shared. Age of respondents (adjusted odds ratio ‘AOR’= 1.09; 95% confidence interval‘CI’= 1.04-1.14; p <0.001) and good knowledge of HPV vaccination (AOR= 16.32; 95% CI= 7.32-36.4; p <0.001) weresignificantly associated with HPV vaccine acceptance. Conclusion: The majority of parents exhibited poor knowledgewhich may affect their decision-making and uptake of HPV vaccination among their children. This highlights the needto better educate parents on HPV vaccination. %U https://journal.waocp.org/article_63280_e3305c040b37ed158bffe273916466a4.pdf