Willingness Towards HPV Vaccination among Parents of Early Adolescent Girls

Background: HPV infection is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection, with high-risk genotypes potentially leading to cancer, while low-risk genotypes cause warts and respiratory papilloma. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the leading cause of cervical cancer, which is the fourth most prevalent cancer among women globally. HPV vaccination is an important primary prevention strategy for cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases and cancers. This study has been done to assess the willingness towards HPV vaccination among parents of early adolescent girls. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive research design was used for this study. A non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select the respondents for the study. Two hundred and fifteen parents having early adolescent girls were chosen as a sample. A structured face-to-face interview was used to collect data. Results: More than half (62.3%) of the respondents were willing to vaccinate their early adolescent girls with HPV vaccination whereas 37.7% of them were unwilling to vaccinate their early adolescent girls with HPV vaccination. Moreover, utilization of HPV vaccination was very few (1.9%). Conclusion: The findings of the current research study concluded that half of the respondents had a poor level of knowledge regarding cervical cancer prevention, while more than half of the respondent showed willingness towards HPV vaccination for their early adolescent daughter. Similarly, the utilization of HPV vaccination was extremely low. Monthly family income and knowledge regarding cervical cancer prevention were the factors associated with willingness to vaccinate. Keywords: Early Adolescent Girls, HPV vaccination, Knowledge, Parents, Willingness, Utilization.