Table 4.
Barriers to obtaining HPV vaccination by female nurses and midwives (n = 262)
| Variables | Strongly Agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | |
| The vaccine is expensive | 69 (21.7) | 76 (23.9) | 84 (26.4) | 33 (10.4) |
| Going for HPV vaccination is a waste of time | 12 (3.8) | 29 (9.1) | 102 (32.1) | 119 (37.4) |
| Unavailability of vaccination sites | 53 (16.7) | 72 (22.6) | 81 (25.5) | 56 (17.6) |
| There is limited information on HPV vaccine | 78 (24.5) | 89 (28.0) | 64 (20.1) | 31 (9.7) |
| I do not know what the vaccination is all about | 23 (7.2) | 56 (17.6) | 112 (35.2) | 71 (22.3) |
| There are no health education programmes to promote HPV vaccination | 68 (21.4) | 83 (26.1) | 65 (20.4) | 46 (14.5) |
| HPV vaccination is not necessary | 16 (5.0) | 28 (8.8) | 100 (31.4) | 118 (37.1) |
| I didn’t have money to take the vaccine | 41 (12.9) | 54 (17.0) | 102 (32.1) | 65 (20.4) |
| Fear of adverse effects of the vaccine | 48 (15.1) | 66 (20.8) | 96 (30.2) | 52 (16.4) |
| Risk of becoming infected with HPV | 33 (10.4) | 43 (13.5) | 112 (38.4) | 64 (20.1) |
| Anticipation of family disapproval | 13 (4.1) | 36 (11.3) | 112 (35.2) | 101 (31.8) |
| Fear of experiencing pain during injections | 32 (10.1) | 71 (22.3) | 87 (27.4) | 72 (22.6) |