Knowledge, attitude, and uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine among adolescent schoolgirls in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervical cancer is an international public health issue. Nearly all cases of cervical cancer are caused by the human papillomavirus. The HPV vaccine prevents more than 75% of cervical cancer. The extent to which adolescent girls' knowledge and uptake of the HPV vaccine have to be investigated in order to build effective promotion strategies and increase the uptake of the vaccine. The evidence that is currently available in this area is controversial and inconclusive. Hence, this study has estimated the pooled proportion of good knowledge, positive attitude, and uptake of the HPV vaccine and its associated factors among adolescent schoolgirls in Ethiopia.

Methods

PubMed, Google Scholar, AJOL, ScienceDirect, and DOAJ were used to search relevant studies. A total of

SUBMITTER: Addisu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10199506 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature