Abstract:
Background: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted
infection in the world and is an established causative agent for cervical cancer. Human papilloma
virus vaccine was developed to prevent this cervical cancer. However, there is limited
information that describes willingness to accept human papilloma virus vaccine and associated
factor in the study area.
Objective: To assess willingness to accept HPV vaccine and associated factors among Ejersa
Lafo district primary school female students, West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia 2022/2023.
Methods: Facility based cross sectional study was conducted from April 23 to May 30
2022/2023.Simple random sampling technique was applied to select 442 study participants
aged between 11-13 years. Data were collected by using questionnaire with face to face
interview. The collected data were entered in to Epi data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS
version 22 for analysis. Descriptive analysis like frequency, percentage and mean were
calculated. Binary and multiple logistic regression analysis were also performed to identify
factors associated with the outcome variable. Statistical significance was declared at P<0.05
along with 95% CI. Finally, the results were presented by narrative, table and figure.
Results: In this study, 98 (23.2%; 95% CI (18.8, 27.4) of the respondents reported that they are
willing to accept the HPV vaccine. Mother’s educational level (AOR;4.23, 95% CI(2.02, 13.27)),
father’s educational level(AOR; 3.45, 95% CI(1.73, 11.28)), awareness on HPV
vaccine(AOR;1.47, 95% CI(1.13, 2.95), knowledge towards HPV(AOR;3.01, 95% CI(1.62,5.59)
were factors asssociated with willingness to take HPV Vaccine.
Conclusion and recommondation: The study has shown that the willingness to accept human
papilloma virus vaccination is found to be low. Mother educational level, father education
level, awareness towards HPV vaccine and level of knowledge towards HPV were found to be
asociated with willingness to accept HPV vaccine. Regular health education on HPV and
cervical cancer prevention at a shorter interval should be conducted to ensure continuous
effectiveness HPV vaccine provision at community level. Moreover, efforts should be made to
enhance the awareness about HPV vaccination through mass media and other health education
outlets towards HPV vaccination.
