Table 3.
Attitude towards HPV vaccination among school adolescent girls in Mettu town, southwest Ethiopia, 2022
| Attitude-related questions | Category | n (%) |
| Because I feel at risk of getting HPV, I will take the vaccine. | Strongly disagree | 47 (7) |
| Disagree | 94 (14.1) | |
| Neutral | 130 (19.5) | |
| Agree | 202 (30.3) | |
| Strongly agree | 194 (29.1) | |
| I feel being infected with HPV is very deadly and can lead to death. | Strongly disagree | 19 (2.8) |
| Disagree | 80 (12.0) | |
| Neutral | 144 (21.6) | |
| Agree | 242 (36.3) | |
| Strongly agree | 182 (27.3) | |
| I think it is not easy to find a place to receive the HPV vaccination. | Strongly disagree | 22 (3.3) |
| Disagree | 79 (11.8) | |
| Neutral | 155 (23.2) | |
| Agree | 258 (38.7) | |
| Strongly agree | 153 (22.9) | |
| I think taking the vaccine will keep me safe and healthy. | Strongly disagree | 22 (3.3) |
| Disagree | 84 (12.6) | |
| Neutral | 121 (18.1) | |
| Agree | 252 (37.8) | |
| Strongly agree | 188 (28.2) | |
| I would need the HPV vaccine if I had multiple sexual partners. | Strongly disagree | 31 (4.6) |
| Disagree | 77 (11.5) | |
| Neutral | 126 (18.9) | |
| Agree | 210 (31.5) | |
| Strongly agree | 223 (33.4) | |
| Attitude category | Positive | 388 (58.2) |
| Negative | 279 (41.8) |
HPV, human papillomavirus.