Willingness to take human papillomavirus vaccine and its associated factors among school adolescent girls: A case of school-based dose one human papillomavirus vaccine campaign in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the willingness of human papillomavirus vaccine and its associated factors in Dire Dawa in 2022. Ethiopia is undergoing human papillomavirus vaccine implementation in the country with the support of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. However, there is a scarcity of data on problems encountered and the receiver's acceptance of the vaccine.

Methods

An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 634 female adolescents from 1 April to 1 May 2022. A simple random sampling technique was used to select study participants. Pretested structured self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data. Data were entered into EPI-data 3.1 and exported to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23.00 so

SUBMITTER: Kassie N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10807339 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature