Cultural and religious influences on parental knowledge of HPV infection and female vaccination in Egypt: a national cross-sectional study
Parental awareness of HPV and its vaccine remains low in Egypt, with significant cultural and religious influences on health beliefs and behaviors. Tailored public health interventions addressing these factors are needed to improve HPV vaccine uptake and reduce the burden of HPV-related diseases in Egypt.
Authors
- Mohamed Baklola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5572-0852)
- Safia Abbas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2873-2006)
- Hadeer Hafez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6727-5434)
- Nada Radwan
- Mohamed Abdel-Razik
- M Saad Rakab
- Heba Abdelaziz Husseiny
- Omnia Samy El-Sayed
- Mohamed Terra
Institutions
- Cairo University (EG)
- Mansoura University (EG)
- Al-Azhar University (EG)
- Zagazig University (EG)
- October 6 University (EG)
- Alexandria University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26381-w
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00