According to a report in UK some of the ethnic groups shun themselves from cervical cancer vaccine. Mothers from the minority group do not want vaccine for daughters to prevent from the deadly HPV (human papilloma virus) responsible for cervical cancer deaths in large numbers.
The vaccine is very much effective in UK in treating girls aged 12 to 13 with cervical cancer cases. A survey was conducted by University College London, where questions were set for 750 women from Caribbean, China, Africa, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and 200 British women, to assess the knowledge of HPV and their vaccination. It was surprising that 6 to 18 percent of women in minority ethnic group have never heard of HPV. Out of 601 women who have daughters, 62 percent confirmed they have not used any vaccine compared to 38 percent who permitted vaccine for daughters.
The acceptance of cervical cancer vaccine also differed from one ethnic group to another, as it was mostly used by white women with 63 percent followed by 51 percent of African, 49 percent by Caribbean, 40 percent by Chinese and the rest with lower percent.
What revealed through study was culture and religion has an important role to play when it comes to cervical cancer vaccination. But most importantly lack of knowledge and information has shed these groups from vaccines. Some fear that vaccine is harmful or other belief that it would lead to early sexual encounter.
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