Parents/guardians’ knowledge about hpv vaccine and its influence on children immunization: an integrative Literature review

Introduction: In recent years, several countries have implemented national HPV vaccination programs for girls and, more recently, boys. Factors related to parental acceptance of the vaccine include family characteristics, access to medical care, social and environmental factors; child characteristics and parental specific factors, among others. Objective: To evaluate the evidence available in the literature about the knowledge of parents/guardians about HPV and whether it influences the consent of vaccination to their children. Materials and methods: This is an integrative review study with predetermined steps. Results and discussion: We highlight the lack of national research on this subject, considering that all articles selected for the study were, therefore, of an international character. It may be noted that knowledge about HPV and HPV vaccine is a mixed variable when related to their influence on consenting to child vaccination. Conclusion: it is noteworthy that the variable about the knowledge of parents/guardians about HPV and the HPV vaccine does not have direct influence on certain researches, however, it is evident that parents/guardians who have a certain level of knowledge about consider themselves more likely to vaccinate their children.