HPV vaccination more likely if mothers approve

Monday, April 12, 2010 - 16:07 in Health & Medicine

College women were more likely to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) if their mothers communicated with them about sex and if they thought their mothers would approve of their getting vaccinated, according to new Dartmouth research in the May issue of Pediatrics (published online April 12).

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