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INDIANAPOLIS, Feb 08, 2005 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- U.S. parents are generally open to vaccinating their adolescent children against infection, whether the infection is sexually transmitted or not.
That conclusion, summarized in the February issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, reflects conclusions reached by a team from the Indiana University School of Medicine that examined parental surveys on the question.
Researchers found parents are as willing to vaccinate their children against sexually transmitted infections as other types of infections. The most important determinants for parents in making their decision were the severity of the infection and the vaccine's effectiveness.
Parents favored vaccines for infections that had no methods of behavioral prevention available.
Copyright 2005 by United Press International.
