Human Papillomavirus Knowledge, Perception, and Willingness to Receive Vaccination Among Female University Students in Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia,2022:a Mixed Method
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: -Cervical cancer is considered as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among females worldwide. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a highly prevalent sexually transmitted infection associated with increased cancer risks. Effective HPV vaccines are recommended for females in the adolescent years, but uptake has been less than optimal. Objective: - To assess HPV knowledge, perception and willingness to receive vaccination among female students in Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022. Method: - Institutional based convergent mixed method was applied. The data were collected from February 7 to April 15, 2022. A total of
398 female students were recruited for quantitative and 12 for qualitative study and data saturation was used as a guide to decide number of participants. Multi stage sampling technique was used to select study participants. The data was entered into Epi Data version 4.6. and analyzed using SPSS version 25 (quantitative data) and thematic analysis (qualitative data). Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used to determine associations of variables. Result: - In this study, 161(41%) of the students had good knowledge, 226(57.5%) had more favorable perception
regarding to HPV and its vaccine and 30% of the respondents were willing to receive the vaccine. Year of study, having history of sexual intercourse, having family history of vaccination and perception towards HPV and its vaccine were factors associated with students’ willingness to receive the HPV vaccine. Misconception about HPV vaccine and lack of awareness about health
risk associated with HPV were identified as factors that hinder students from receiving the vaccine in qualitative study Conclusion and recommendation: - Considering poor knowledge of HPV and its vaccine and willingness of the students to receive the vaccine, educational programs are required to aware female students in Ethiopia about HPV and related diseases as well as its vaccine. Inclusion of HPV vaccine in national immunization program which is in line with WHO recommendation should be considered as 118(30%) of the participants show willingness to get vaccinated.
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HPV; Female University Students; Knowledge; Perception