Table 1 Idealized ranking of the 35 statements
Statement | Perspective | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | II | III | IV | ||
Self-efficacy | |||||
1 | You yourself can do something about your health by getting vaccinated against HPV | +3** | -2 | +1** | −1 |
Cues to action | |||||
2 | I find advice from my GP about HPV vaccination important | +2 | 0** | +3* | +3 |
3 | Good information can be found about the benefits and drawbacks of HPV vaccination | +1 | −2** | −1** | +2 |
4 | Information about HPV vaccination often only deals with the benefits or only with the drawbacks | 0 | +2 | 0 | +1 |
5 | I am well familiar with HPV and the diseases you can get as a consequence of HPV | 0 | −1** | −3** | 0 |
6 | It is clear to me what HPV vaccination protects against | +1 | +1 | −4** | +1 |
7 | My decision to get vaccinated depends on the experiences of other people I know | −1** | 0 | −1 | −1 |
8 | I talk with others about the benefits and drawbacks of getting vaccinated against HPV | 0 | +2** | −2** | 0 |
9 | If you can prevent diseases by getting vaccinated, this is a good idea | +4* | +1 | +4* | +2 |
10 | I worry about the side effects of HPV vaccination on the long term | 0 | +4** | +1 | 0 |
11 | If you don’t get vaccinated and get a disease as a consequence of HPV, you will regret | +2 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
12 | If you get vaccinated against HPV and get serious side effects, you will regret | 0** | +3** | +1 | +2 |
Perceived susceptibility | |||||
13 | I worry about the diseases you can get if you get infected with HPV | +1* | −1** | +1* | −2** |
14 | The chance of HPV infection seems small to me | −1** | +1 | 0* | +1 |
15 | I don't see vaccination against HPV as important | −4** | −1 | −2** | −2 |
16 | Vaccination against HPV is only important when you become sexually active | −2 | −2 | −1 | −3** |
Perceived severity | |||||
17 | HPV is not important enough to get vaccinated against | −3** | −1** | −2 | −2 |
18 | The diseases you can get due to HPV infection are serious | +3** | +2 | 0** | +3 |
Perceived benefits | |||||
19 | HPV infection is a bigger problem for girls than it is for boys | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
20 | Getting vaccinated against HPV has more drawbacks than benefits | −1** | +1* | 0** | 0* |
21 | Getting vaccinated is something you do to protect both yourself and others against infection and diseases as a consequence of HPV | +4** | +1** | +3** | +2** |
22 | Because you can infect each other with HPV both girls and boys must get themselves vaccinated | +2 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
Perceived barriers | |||||
23 | I am against vaccination in general | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 |
24 | Deciding to get vaccinated or not is difficult for children | +2** | +3 | +2 | +1** |
25 | I have enough information to decide on vaccination yes or no | 0** | −1** | −4** | +3** |
26 | Fear of the needle stick plays a role in the choice of getting vaccinated against HPV | −2** | −4** | −1 | −1 |
27 | The possible side effects of HPV vaccination on the long term are not clear to me | +1** | +4** | +4** | 0** |
28 | I find advice from the government about vaccination against HPV important | +3** | 0* | +2** | −2** |
29 | The companies that produce HPV vaccines try to persuade you to get yourself vaccinated | −1 | +3** | 0 | +1** |
30 | The choice of getting yourself vaccinated against HPV should be made by the parent(s) and child together | +1** | +2** | +3** | +4** |
31 | A child should decide for herself or himself on getting vaccinated against HPV | −3** | −2** | 0** | +4** |
32 | I find HPV vaccination a tricky topic because it has to do with sexual activity | −2** | −3 | −1** | −3 |
Social influences | |||||
33 | I would like to know the opinion of others in my close circle (family, friends or classmates) before I decide on getting vaccinated | −1** | 0 | +1** | −3 |
34 | My decision about HPV vaccination is influenced by my religion or culture | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4** |
35 | If you get yourself vaccinated against HPV others will think that you are sexually active | −2* | −4 | −2* | −4 |