Awareness, Acceptance, and Associated Factors of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine among Parents of Daughters in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Yilma Markos Larebo; Legesse Tesfaye Elilo; Desta Erkalo Abame; Denebo Ersulo Akiso; Solomon Gebre Bawore; Abebe Alemu Anshebo; Natarajan Gopalan

doi:10.3390/vaccines10121988

Awareness, Acceptance, and Associated Factors of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine among Parents of Daughters in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Nov 23;10(12):1988. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10121988.

Authors

Yilma Markos Larebo¹, Legesse Tesfaye Elilo², Desta Erkalo Abame², Denebo Ersulo Akiso², Solomon Gebre Bawore³, Abebe Alemu Anshebo⁴, Natarajan Gopalan⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hossana P.O. Box 667, Ethiopia.
² Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hossana P.O. Box 667, Ethiopia.
³ Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hossana P.O. Box 667, Ethiopia.
⁴ Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hossana P.O. Box 667, Ethiopia.
⁵ Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School Life Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur P.O. Box 610005, India.

Abstract

Introduction: Human papillomavirus infections are the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease among women worldwide. Cervical cancer is the second-most frequent disease worldwide in terms of incidence and mortality, and it is primarily responsible for fatalities in low- to middle-income nations, including Ethiopia.

Objective: To assess awareness, acceptance, and associated factors of the human papillomavirus vaccine among parents of daughters in the Hadiya zone, southern Ethiopia.

Methods: From November to December 2021, a community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the Hadiya zone among parents with daughters in the zone. The study respondents were chosen using a two-stage sampling technique from parents with a 9-14-year-old daughter. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. For analysis, the data were entered into Epidata version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 25. Variables with a p-value less than 0.25 in the bivariate analysis were transferred to multivariable analysis. A logistic regression model was applied to forecast the association between the predictor and outcome variables. Statistical significance was considered at a 0.05 p-value.

Results: The study showed that the overall acceptance of parents to vaccinate their daughters with HPV vaccination was 450 (84.9%). Parents of daughters of male sex (AOR: 0.407; 95%CI: 0.221, 0.748), who had only one daughter (AOR: 2.122; 95%CI: 1.221, 3.685), whose daughter(s) attended a government school (AOR: 0.476; 95%CI: 0.263, 0.861), who had poor knowledge (AOR: 0.532; 95%CI: 0.293, 0.969) and who had a negative attitude (AOR: 0.540; 95%CI: 0.299, 0.977) were discovered to have a strong correlation.

Conclusion: This study found that there was a high level of parental acceptance; attitudes and knowledge about the HPV vaccine are significant in determining their intentions to vaccinate their daughter. Authorities in high-risk areas for cervical cancer incidence should plan and implement strategies by providing health information regarding human papillomavirus vaccination with an emphasis on raising community awareness.

Keywords: Ethiopia; Human Papilloma Virus; awareness; daughters; parents; vaccine.

Grants and funding

This study was sponsored by Wachemo University (WCU), one of the third generation higher institution universities, in Hossana, Ethiopia, as part of the annual research submitted to research and community service. The funder had no role in the design of the study, data collection, and analysis, interpretation of the data, and preparation of the manuscript.