Conference abstract
Awareness and utilization of human papilloma virus vaccine among women of child bearing age in Saki, Oyo State, Nigeria
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2022:12(15).17
Feb 2022.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2022.12.15.1253
Archived on: 17 Feb 2022
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Keywords: Awareness, utilization, human papilloma virus, vaccine
Abstract
Awareness and utilization of human papilloma virus vaccine among women of child bearing age in Saki, Oyo State, Nigeria
1Baptist School of Nursing, Saki, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: cervical cancer is a serious public health concern in Nigeria and there has been vast research on its prevention in Nigeria. However, there is dearth of information on the awareness and utilization of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine among women of child bearing age in Saki West Local Government, Oyo state.
Methods: the study utilized descriptive cross-sectional design. Three (3) major hospitals were purposively selected out of ten (10) registered hospitals in Saki West Local Government of Oyo State. A total of One Hundred and thirty-five (135) women of child bearing age participated in the study attending selected hospitals. An adapted structured questionnaire containing three (3) sections and twenty-two (22) items was utilized as instrument to collect data for the study and the procedure for data collection was multi-staged. Questionnaires were analyzed, sorted, coded and checked using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16.2. Inferential and descriptive statistics of simple frequencies, percentage and tables was done to present findings and results. Statistical significance was at p ≤ 0.05. Hypothesis was also tested.
Results: findings showed that majority (67.4%) has low level of awareness with mean value of 2.45 and only ten respondents (7.4%) were highly aware with mean value of 0.133. Result revealed there is no significant association between sociodemographic characteristics (age) of participants and level of awareness of HPV vaccine (X2=1.905; P=0.386). Also, findings showed no significant association between perceived barriers and uptake of HPVV (X2=1.937, 0.698; @ P=0.164 and 0.403).
Conclusion/Implication to Nursing: nurses should critically review ways of improving adequate health education on HPV through jingles on radio stations and campaign programmes. Advocacy on availability of HPV vaccine and its uptake in Saki community is highly recommended.
Awareness and utilization of human papilloma virus vaccine among women of child bearing age in Saki, Oyo State, Nigeria
1Baptist School of Nursing, Saki, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: cervical cancer is a serious public health concern in Nigeria and there has been vast research on its prevention in Nigeria. However, there is dearth of information on the awareness and utilization of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine among women of child bearing age in Saki West Local Government, Oyo state.
Methods: the study utilized descriptive cross-sectional design. Three (3) major hospitals were purposively selected out of ten (10) registered hospitals in Saki West Local Government of Oyo State. A total of One Hundred and thirty-five (135) women of child bearing age participated in the study attending selected hospitals. An adapted structured questionnaire containing three (3) sections and twenty-two (22) items was utilized as instrument to collect data for the study and the procedure for data collection was multi-staged. Questionnaires were analyzed, sorted, coded and checked using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16.2. Inferential and descriptive statistics of simple frequencies, percentage and tables was done to present findings and results. Statistical significance was at p ≤ 0.05. Hypothesis was also tested.
Results: findings showed that majority (67.4%) has low level of awareness with mean value of 2.45 and only ten respondents (7.4%) were highly aware with mean value of 0.133. Result revealed there is no significant association between sociodemographic characteristics (age) of participants and level of awareness of HPV vaccine (X2=1.905; P=0.386). Also, findings showed no significant association between perceived barriers and uptake of HPVV (X2=1.937, 0.698; @ P=0.164 and 0.403).
Conclusion/Implication to Nursing: nurses should critically review ways of improving adequate health education on HPV through jingles on radio stations and campaign programmes. Advocacy on availability of HPV vaccine and its uptake in Saki community is highly recommended.
