Vaccination coverage against HPV in a national representative sample of schoolgirls aged 12–18 years in Greece and core knowledge factors in parents’ decision to vaccinate their daughters

A significant increase in HPV vaccination coverage was recorded in Greece, compared to previous estimations. The identified determinants of parents' vaccination decisions, especially HPV vaccine knowledge, can feed into targeted public health policies, to achieve the WHO's goal to vaccinate 90% of adolescent girls by 2030. Policies may include the implementation of school-based awareness programmes for students and parents, state incentives for parents and expert recommendations for vaccination.