Knowledge, Practice and Acceptability of HPV Vaccine by Mothers of Adolescent Girls in Ilorin, Nigeria
| Autor: | Grace G Ezeoke, OO Adesiyun, AO Olarinoye, AO Saka, Salamat A Isiaka-Lawal, Kikelomo T Adesina, Aishat A. Gobir |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Human papilloma virus
Cervical cancer medicine.medical_specialty 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Human Papilloma Virus HPV vaccine prepubertal HPV vaccination Adolescent girls’ vaccine Ilorin medicine.disease Human Papilloma Virus HPV vaccine prepubertal HPV vaccination Adolescent girls' vaccine Ilorin 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 13, Pp 1-17 (2018) Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences; Vol 13, No 1 (2018); 33-49 |
| ISSN: | 1858-5051 |
| Popis: | Background: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted cause of carcinoma of the cervix. An important determinant of the success of a primary preventive strategy like HPV vaccination is the knowledge and willingness of parents to vaccinate adolescents before sexual debut.Materials and methods of study: A cross sectional descriptive survey of mothers of girls in 8 secondary schools in Ilorin was carried out from February to April 2015. Schools were selected using multi staged sampling. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed with Chi Square and ANOVA.Results: There were 470 questionnaires returned for analysis out of 600, giving a response rate of 78.3%. One hundred and sixty-one (34.3%) knew HPV to be sexually transmitted infection and 40.4% knew it was the cause of cervical cancer. While 35.1% were aware of HPV vaccine, only 1.9% had ever vaccinated their children. Less than half (44.9%) were willing to vaccinate their children. Women with good knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer were more willing to vaccinate their children than women with poor knowledge (P |
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