The vaccine Gardasil offers protection against the HPV virus, which can cause cervical cancer, and new research by an Ohio State University Medical Center doctor found that mothers play a big role in getting college-age women to get the shots.
OSU researcher Dr. Janice Krieger found that when mothers talked to their daughters about the benefits of vaccination, young women were more likely to get the vaccine, 10TV's Andrea Cambern reported on Wednesday.
"So we thought that that was a really interesting finding," Krieger said. "That it's more important that people felt able to talk with each other, and they felt the vaccine was safe, and it would work."
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She said women need three shots and its cost is often another obstacle. At about $120, if
mothers help their college-age daughters pay for the vaccine, that helps encourage them as well.
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