Attitudes of women in Germany towards HPV vaccination

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has the potential to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer cases in the future; however, the vaccine's success will be dependent in part on current and future uptake. In Germany, STIKO has recommended routine vaccination of 12–17 year-old girls. At present, little is know about HPV vaccine uptake. We investigated HPV vaccine attitudes and uptake in Germany among 18–79 year-old women, their attitudes towards vaccinating a daughter or son, and associations between socio-demographic factors and attitudes towards vaccine uptake. Methods and Materials: In 2007, questio…