Awareness of and willingness to be vaccinated by human papillomavirus vaccine among junior middle school students in Jinan, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Willingness to be vaccinated with human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among junior middle school students in China is not well understood. We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess awareness of HPV and the HPV vaccine and explore the factors associated with willingness to be vaccinated.

Methods

First-year students from two junior middle schools in Jinan, China were selected by cluster sampling on December 28, 2015, December 26, 2016, and January 11, 2017, and a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information. Multivariate logistic regression was conducted to explore the factors associated with willingness to be vaccinated with the HPV vaccine.

Results

A total of 1021 junior middle school students participated in this survey. Only 15.5% o

SUBMITTER: Xue L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5806637 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature