Factors associated with uptake of human papillomavirus vaccination among adolescent girls in Mettu town, southwest Ethiopia: a school-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was designed to assess the level of uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and its associated factors among school-age adolescent girls.

Design

School-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

High schools in Mettu town, southwest Ethiopia, from 5 February to 10 March 2022.

Participants

Data were collected using a pretested and structured questionnaire through face-to-face interviews with 667 adolescent girls selected via multistage random sampling. Data were entered into EpiData V.3.1 and exported to SPSS V.26 for analysis. Simple binary logistic regression was done, and variables with a p value less than 0.25 were entered into a multivariable logistic regression model; variables with a p value <0.05 were considered significant.

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SUBMITTER: Dawud A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10668246 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature