Knowledge and Attitude towards Human Papilloma Virus Infection, Vaccines, and Cervical Cancer Prevention among School Students in Kano, Nigeria

Table 1

Level of knowledge and attitude towards HPV and vaccine acceptance among the respondents in the study area.

S/No.	Research question	PHAG Gyadi-Gyadi (n = 200)		GGSS Gandu (n = 200)		Total (n = 400)
		Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes (%)	No (%)
(i)	Knowledge about HPV	86	114	42	158	128 (32)	272 (68)
(ii)	Knowledge about cervical cancer	97	103	45	155	142 (35.5)	258 (64.5)
(iii)	Respondents that have been administered the HPV vaccine	0	200	0	200	0	400 (100)
(iv)	Respondents ready to take the HPV vaccine	49	151	27	173	76 (19)	324 (81)
(v)	Do you believe that early hospital visits help in HPV or cervical cancer cases?	191	9	173	27	364 (91)	36 (9)

PHAG, Professor Hafsat Abdullahi Ganduje Secondary School Gyadi-Gyadi; GGSS, Government Girls Secondary School Gandu.