Table 2.
Knowledge, Attitude and Acceptability of HPV Vaccination for Their Daughters Among Parents of Daughters in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n=899)
| Variables | Description | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Information about HPV infection | Yes | 496(55.2) |
| No | 403(44.8) | |
| Source of Information (n=496) | Television/Radio | 250(50.5) |
| Health workers | 142(28.6) | |
| Social media | 20(4.0) | |
| Their friend | 74(14.9) | |
| Others | 10(2.0) | |
| Community perceived trusted source of information(n=899) | Health extension worker | 277(30.8) |
| Website | 171(19.0) | |
| Televission | 272(30.3) | |
| Relative/friends/colleagues | 127 (14.1) | |
| News paper | 15 (1.7) | |
| Radio | 37(4.1) | |
| Knowledge about cervical cancer and its risk factors | Poor | 374(41.6) |
| Moderate | 335(37.3) | |
| Good | 190(21.1) | |
| Attitude towards HPV vaccination | Negative | 83(9.2) |
| Neutral | 278(30.9) | |
| Positive | 538(59.9) | |
| Acceptability of the HPV vaccination | Yes | 731(81.3) |
| No | 168(18.7) |