Knowledge and acceptability of the human papillomavirus vaccine and associated factors among adolescent girls in public primary schools in Dessie Town, South Wollo, Northeast Ethiopia, 2020: A cross-sectional study
In this study, there was generally good and high acceptance of the HPV vaccine, respectively, compared with a study conducted in Southwest Ethiopia. The study, however, had limitations in terms of recall bias, assessment of coverage/effectiveness over time and generalisability due to the institutional sample used.
Authors
- Samuel Akintomide Ajayi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1974-8049)
- Atrsaw Dessie Liyew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2360-6278)
- Mengistu Abate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0301-6481)
- Yezbalem Negesse Simegn
- Rediet Gebresilasie Kelelew
- Lubaba Ahmed Mohammed
Institutions
- Wollo University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083397
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39