Conference abstract
Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding HPV vaccination among parents
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2024:21(61).29
Apr 2024.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2024.21.61.2392
Archived on: 29 Apr 2024
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Keywords: Young girls, HPV vaccine, family matter, cervical cancer
Oral presentation
Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding HPV vaccination among parents
Yudas Ndungile1, Timothy Sosoma1,&, Alex Mputa1, Rita Mbeba1
1USAID, Tanzania
&Corresponding author
Introduction: cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally with an estimated 604 000 new cases and 342 000 deaths in 2020. The highest rates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality are in low- and middle-income countries. This reflects major inequities driven by a lack of access to HPV vaccination, cervical screening and treatment services, and social and economic determinants.
Methods: a simple cross-sectional study was conducted in Shinyanga at three Councils (Shinyanga DC, Kishapu DC, and Msalala DC) to a parent to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HPV vaccination uptake of young girls 14 years old.
Results: out of 300 participants, 250 (83%) show have good knowledge, and only 230 (92%) of their young girls received HPV vaccination. Among the parents whose young girls were unvaccinated, 20 (8%), were not willing to take the vaccine and others were limited by family matters.
Conclusion: the knowledge and uptake of HPV vaccination among parents is poor. The health education interventions may have a huge positive impact not only on the acceptance of vaccination among them but also on their intention to recommend the vaccine in the future.
Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding HPV vaccination among parents
Yudas Ndungile1, Timothy Sosoma1,&, Alex Mputa1, Rita Mbeba1
1USAID, Tanzania
&Corresponding author
Introduction: cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally with an estimated 604 000 new cases and 342 000 deaths in 2020. The highest rates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality are in low- and middle-income countries. This reflects major inequities driven by a lack of access to HPV vaccination, cervical screening and treatment services, and social and economic determinants.
Methods: a simple cross-sectional study was conducted in Shinyanga at three Councils (Shinyanga DC, Kishapu DC, and Msalala DC) to a parent to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HPV vaccination uptake of young girls 14 years old.
Results: out of 300 participants, 250 (83%) show have good knowledge, and only 230 (92%) of their young girls received HPV vaccination. Among the parents whose young girls were unvaccinated, 20 (8%), were not willing to take the vaccine and others were limited by family matters.
Conclusion: the knowledge and uptake of HPV vaccination among parents is poor. The health education interventions may have a huge positive impact not only on the acceptance of vaccination among them but also on their intention to recommend the vaccine in the future.
