CONFIDENT: A co-design study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Increasing parental vaccine confidence in, and young people’s access to, the universal human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme: a co-design study
IRAS ID
307462
Contact name
Harriet Fisher
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Bristol
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 2 months, 31 days
Research summary
Aim: To design with parents an intervention that increases parents’ confidence in vaccination and helps young people receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine more easily.
Infection with HPV can lead to cancers affecting both men and women. The HPV vaccination programme is offered to young people when they are in Year 8 at school (aged 12-13 years). Some young people may not receive the vaccine because their consent form was not returned. Other parents may refuse the HPV vaccine for their adolescent child because they think the vaccine is unsafe or unnecessary. Improving the way parents find out about the HPV vaccine and places to get the vaccine may help more young people receive immunisation. However, there is currently little evidence to tell us the best way to do this.
There are two parts to the proposed research.
In the first part, we will interview parents who did not provide consent for their adolescent child to have the HPV vaccine and key healthcare professionals. During the interview, we will ask parents why their adolescent child was not vaccinated, how we can improve the way parents find out about the HPV vaccine, and ways to make it easier for their adolescent children to have the HPV vaccine. Then, we will design a plan for an intervention according to what they say.
In the second part, new communication materials will be co-designed jointly with a creative designer and parents who did not provide consent for their adolescent children. A series of workshops will be organised to ask for feedback and make changes to the intervention plan and communication materials according to what they say.
These can be tested in a future study to see if it increases parents’ vaccine confidence and helps more young people receive the HPV vaccine.
REC name
South West - Cornwall & Plymouth Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/SW/0003
Date of REC Opinion
25 Jan 2022
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion