Intent to Receive Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among School-going Pre-teens and Adolescent Girls
The findings of this study highlight the need to enhance HPV awareness through parental education, peer-led discussions, and school-based vaccination programs. Discussions with parents emerged as the most significant factor associated with positive intent to vaccinate, suggesting that parental influence plays the most important role in adolescent girl vaccine acceptance.
Authors
- F. Abdullahi
- Aisha Mustapha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5599-5453)
- Hamisu M. Salihu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7829-4200)
- Eknath Naik
- Muhammad Adamu Abbas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1767-4629)
- A Aminu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0354-7357)
- Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2008-9730)
- Hassan Adam Murtala
- A. Yusuf
Institutions
- Ahmadu Bello University (NG)
- University of South Florida (US)
- Development Research and Projects Centre (NG)
- Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (NG)
- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NG)
- Bayero University Kano (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
- Published
- 2025-05-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/ijma_33_2025
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00