Willingness to accept human papillomavirus vaccination in Jimma town, Ethiopia

Figures & data

Table 1. Socio-Demographic characteristics of female high school students, Jimma town, 2021.

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age	11-15	91	24.8
	16-20	275	75.2
Religion	Muslim	131	35.8
	Orthodox	127	34.8
	Protestant	70	19.1
	Catholic	29	7.9
	Other	9	2.5
Respondents’ mother educational status	Illiterate	80	21.9
	Literate	286	78.1
Respondents’ father educational status	Illiterate	42	21.5
	Literate	324	88.5
Respondents’ mother occupation	Employed	287	78.1
	Unemployed	28	7.7
	Other	51	13.9
Respondents’ father occupation	Employed	311	84.9
	Unemployed	26	7.1
	Other	29	8
Monthly income	<1000	121	33.1
	1001–1500	46	12.6
	1501–2500	16	4.4
	2501–3500	9	2.5
	>3501	174	47.5
Had older sister	Yes	135	68
	No	231	31.4
Participate in school mini-media club	Yes	135	36.9
	No	231	63.1
Ownership of mobile phone	Yes	302	82.5
	No	64	17.5

Table 2. Perception of HPV vaccination among Jimma town high school female students, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2021.

Items	category	Frequency	Present (%)
Believe that women will no longer have to be vaccinated once vaccinated	Yes	189	51.6
	No	177	48.4
To whom the vaccine is effective	For males	35	9.6
	For females	210	57.4
	For both	121	33.1
Fully protected against cervical cancer after HPV vaccination	Yes	211	57.7
	No	155	42.3
Protected against genital warts after vaccination	Yes	171	46.7
	No	195	53.3
Factors encouraging to be vaccinated against the HPV vaccine	Family opinion	63	17.2
	Doctors recommendation	142	38.8
	Mass media campaign	71	19.4
	All can encourage	69	18.9
	Others	21	5.7
By whom do you recommend to give HPV vaccine to your friends	Gynaecologists	131	35.8
	Any health professional trained on giving the vaccine	235	64.2
The HPV vaccine is safe to be vaccinated	Strongly agree	99	27
	Agree	234	63.9
	Disagree	33	9
The HPV vaccine is useful to prevent cervical cancer	Strongly agree	80	21.9
	Agree	142	66.1
	Disagree	44	12

Figure 1. Willingness to obtain HPV vaccine among high school female students at Jimma town, Ethiopia 2021.

Figure 2. Barrier to obtaining HPV vaccine among high school female students at Jimma town, Ethiopia 2021.

Table 3. Chi-Square results of willingness to take HPV vaccination among female high school students, Jimma, Ethiopia.

Variables	Category	Willingness to HPV vaccine		Chi-square (χ2)	p-value
		Yes	No
Respondents’ mother education	Illiterate	54	26	1	.041*
	Literate	198	88	1.083
Respondents’ mother Occupation	Employed	203	84	1
	Unemployed	21	7	.787	.618
	Other	28	23	1.939	.055
Have older sister	Yes	183	68	1.841
	No	69	46	1	.014*
Ownership of mobile phone	Yes	214	88	1.66
	No	38	26	1	.043*
Aware on HPV vaccine	Yes	158	44	1
	No	94	70	.374	.000*
knowledge status	poor knowledge	104	69	1
	good knowledge	148	45	2.182	.001*
Attitude status	Unfavorable attitude	4	7	1	.002*
	Neutral	65	44	1.966	.006*
	Positive attitude	183	63	5.083	.012*
Perception	Poor	98	58	1
	Good	154	56	1.628	.032*

Data availability statement

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