Relationship between parent's knowledge level and decision to participate in HPV vaccination among V and VI Graders

Background: The prevalence of cervical cancer in Indonesia is 9.2%. HPV or Human Papilloma Virus is the main cause of cervical cancer. Efforts to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer nationally began by the Indonesian government through the BIAS program in 2023. Method: This study used an analytic observational method using a cross sectional approach. Sampling using the total sampling method on 60 respondents. The independent variable is the level of parental knowledge. The dependent variable is the decision to participate in HPV vaccination in female students. Data were obtained through filling out questionnaires in July-August 2024. Results: The results showed that most respondents had sufficient knowledge of 27 (45%) had positive actions of 20 (33.3%) respondents. The results of statistical analysis using the Fisher Exact Test, found that there is a relationship between the level of parental knowledge and the decision to participate in vaccination with a P value = 0.038. The results of the contingency coefficient obtained r = 0.295 so it can be concluded that it has a weak relationship. Conclusion: There is a relationship between parents knowledge level and the decision to participate in HPV vaccination among students in grades V and VI of SDN Kertajaya Surabaya.