Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake and its associated factors among adolescent girls in Kathmandu District, Nepal: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: HPV causes over 95% of cervical cancer globally. In Nepal, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer with a crude incidence of 14.2 per 100,000 women, and HPV vaccination for 14-year-old girls began nationwide in 2023. This study assessed HPV vaccine uptake and its associated factors among adolescent girls in Kathmandu district. A cross-sectional study was conducted using multistage cluster random sampling. From 770 schools across eight municipalities where the vaccine available, 142 were selected, with ten 14-15-year-old girls each school. Data were collected using a supervised self-administered questionnaire. HPV vaccine uptake was defined as receipt of two doses within six months. Factors associated with uptake were analysed using Poisson regression with generalized estimating eq

SUBMITTER: Thapa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12857967 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature