Knowledge and attitude of parents towards the human papillomavirus vaccine for their daughters and associated factors in Debre Tabor town, northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to assess parents' knowledge and attitude towards the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of their daughters and the associated factors in Debre Tabor town, northwest Ethiopia.

Design

A community-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

Debre Tabor town, Northwest Ethiopia.

Participants

A total of 702 participants were included in the study, with a response rate of 98.2%. Three out of the six kebeles in the town were randomly selected, and participants within the selected kebeles were recruited through a cluster sampling technique. An interviewer-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 15 December 2021 to 15 February 2022.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Parents' level of knowledge and attitude

SUBMITTER: Aragaw GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12506197 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature