Attitudes toward HPV vaccination among low-income and minority parents of sons: a qualitative analysis.

Objective: To characterize the attitudes of low-income and minority parents/guardians toward vaccinating sons against human papillomavirus (HPV).

Methods: In 2010-2011, we conducted qualitative interviews with 68 black, 24 white, and 28 Latino parents/guardians of sons. We identified attitudes related to HPV vaccination, vaccine mandates for males and females, and adolescent male sexuality using constructs from the Health Belief Model and methods based in grounded theory.