HPV vaccine hesitancy among parents and caregivers of adolescents in Northern Nigeria
The study revealed that parental hesitancy is a significant barrier to HPV uptake in Kano State. There is an urgent need for a multi-faceted HPV knowledge enhancement approach focusing on elevating parental awareness about the HPV vaccine and, particularly, its relationship to cervical cancer prevention.
Authors
- Comfort Z. Olorunsaiye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4725-0448)
- Muktar A Gadanya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0061-5219)
- Hamisu M. Salihu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7829-4200)
- Korede K. Yusuf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4776-8968)
- Samira P. Ouedraogo
- Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2008-9730)
Institutions
- Arcadia (US)
- Development Research and Projects Centre (NG)
- Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (NG)
- Adelphi University (US)
- Bayero University Kano (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccine X
- Published
- 2024-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2024.100591
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.48