Table 3.
adolescent mothers attitude towards vaccination of their daughters
| Items | Attitude n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | D | U | A | SA | Predominant attitude | |
| 1. HPV vaccine is effective in preventing cervical cancer | 15.5% | 5.5% | 35% | 30% | 14% | Positive |
| 2. HPV vaccine can cause severe HPV infection | 30.5% | 15.5% | 37% | 11.5% | 5.5% | Positive |
| 3. Vaccination of adolescent girls will quick earlier sexual activity | 30.5% | 20 % | 35.5% | 5.5% | 8.5% | Positive |
| 4. HPV may have protracted negative effect on adolescent girls | 23% | 22.5% | 35.5% | 10.5% | 7.5% | Positive |
| 5. Short-term side effects | 9.5% | 10.5% | 31.5% | 30.5% | 18% | Positive |
| 6. Availability of HPV vaccine | 10.5% | 11.5% | 30.5% | 31.5% | 16% | Positive |
| 7. Unknown future side effects | 3.0% | 12.3% | 32.3% | 33.7% | 18.7% | Positive |
| 8. Cost of HPV is a major barrier to HPV vaccination of adolescent girls | 17.0% | 15% | 30.7% | 30.3% | 7.0% | Negative |
| 9. HPV vaccination violates cultural norms and my religious beliefs | 17.5% | 15.0 | 42.1% | 13.2% | 12.2% | Negative |
| 10. Safety of vaccine's administration | 15.2% | 18% | 26.7% | 30.3% | 9.9% | Negative |