Knowledge and Acceptability of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Women Attending the Gynaecological Outpatient Clinics of a University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria
Joint Authors
Sunmonu, Oyebola
Osanyin, Gbemisola E.
Oluwole, Ayodeji A.
Okunade, Kehinde S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
This study was aimed at determining the knowledge and acceptability of HPV vaccine among women attending the gynaecology clinics of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
Methods.
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study involving 148 consecutively selected women attending the gynaecology clinic of LUTH.
Relevant information was obtained from these women using an interviewer-administered questionnaire.
The data was analysed and then presented by simple descriptive statistics using tables and charts.
Chi-square statistics were used to test the association between the sociodemographical variables and acceptance of HPV vaccination.
All significance values were reported at P<0.05.
Results.
The mean age of the respondents was 35.7±9.7 years.
The study showed that 36.5% of the respondents had heard about HPV infection while only 18.9% had knowledge about the existence of HPV vaccines.
Overall, 81.8% of the respondents accepted that the vaccines could be administered to their teenage girls with the level of education of the mothers being the major determinant of their acceptability (P=0.013).
Conclusions.
Awareness of HPV infections and existence of HPV vaccines is low.
However, the acceptance of HPV vaccines is generally high.
Efforts should be made to increase the awareness about cervical cancer, its aetiologies, and prevention via HPV vaccination.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Okunade, Kehinde S.& Sunmonu, Oyebola& Osanyin, Gbemisola E.& Oluwole, Ayodeji A.. 2017. Knowledge and Acceptability of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Women Attending the Gynaecological Outpatient Clinics of a University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Okunade, Kehinde S.…[et al.]. Knowledge and Acceptability of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Women Attending the Gynaecological Outpatient Clinics of a University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Okunade, Kehinde S.& Sunmonu, Oyebola& Osanyin, Gbemisola E.& Oluwole, Ayodeji A.. Knowledge and Acceptability of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Women Attending the Gynaecological Outpatient Clinics of a University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1187955
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1187955