Research Article
Acceptance of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Associated Factors among Girls in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2020
Table 3
Attitude of girl students towards HPV vaccination in Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia, 2020.
| | Attitude-related questions of HPV and its vaccination | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
| | Information from media encouraged me to be vaccinated against HPV | 77 (14.90%) | 81 (15.7%) | 89 (17.2%) | 86 (16.6%) | 183 (35.4%) | | Information from health workers encouraged me to be vaccinated against HPV | 43 (8.3%) | 96 (18.6%) | 82 (15.9%) | 70 (13.6%) | 225 (43.6%) | | My friends encourage me to take HPV vaccination. | 50 (9.7%) | 83 (16.1%) | 77 (14.9%) | 76 (14.7%) | 230 (44.6%) | | My family encourage me to be vaccinated against HPV | 46 (8.9%) | 74 (14.3%) | 88 (17.1%) | 57 (11%) | 251 (48.5%) | | I think HPV vaccination can prevent cervical cancer | 37 (7.2%) | 48 (9.3%) | 113 (21.9%) | 72 (14.0%) | 246 (47.7%) | | Parental culture hinders me from taking the vaccination | 40 (7.8%) | 33 (6.4%) | 129 (25.0%) | 108 (20.9%) | 206 (39.9%) | | In my religion, taking HPV vaccination to girls is forbidden | 41 (7.9%) | 30 (5.6%) | 137 (26.6%) | 108 (20.9%) | 200 (38.8%) | | I worry vaccines’ side effects to be vaccinated | 204 (39.5%) | 121 (23.4%) | 109 (21.1%) | 26 (5.0%) | 56 (10.8%) | | HPV vaccination is only for people who are sexually active | 223 (43.1%) | 138 (26.7%) | 70 (13.6%) | 34 (6.6%) | 51 (9.9%) | | Attitude level of HPV vaccination | Positive | 263 | 51% | | Negative | 253 | 49% |
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