Human papillomavirus vaccination uptake and determinant factors among adolescent schoolgirls in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Figure 1. PRISMA flow diagram of screened and the selection process of studies on pooled prevalence of HPV vaccine uptake and determinant factors among adolescent school girls in sub-Saharan Africa, 2023.

Table 1. Included study characteristics to estimate the pooled prevalence of HPV vaccine uptake and determinant factors in sub-Saharan Africa, 2023.

Authors	Publication year	Country (Region)	Design	Sample Size	Uptake of HPV(%)
Aruho et al.^Citation25	2022	Uganda	CS	250	22
Ayissi et al.^Citation31	2012	Cameroon	CS	553	34.2
Beyen et al.^Citation21	2022	Ethiopia	CS	422	44.4
Bitariho et al.^Citation26	2023	Uganda	CS	524	8.6
Ezeanochie et al.^Citation16	2020	Nigeria	CS	215	1
Kassa et al.^Citation22	2021	Ethiopia	CS	591	66.5
Lakneh et al.^Citation23	2022	Ethiopia	CS	633	45.3
Mabeya et al.^Citation29	2018	Kenya	CS	2994	93.8
Mohammed et al.^Citation18	2019	Nigeria	CS	245	3.7
Nabirye et al^Citation27	2020	Uganda	CS	407	14
Ndikom et al.^Citation19	2017	Nigeria	CS	296	4.1
Odongo et al.^Citation28	2023	Uganda	CS	197	35
Ogunlaja et al.^Citation20	2018	Nigeria	CS	307	6.5
Vermabdere et al.^Citation30	2014	Kenya	CS	254	31.1
Terefe et al.^Citation24	2022	Ethiopia	CS	568	42
Zubairu et al.^Citation17	2022	Nigeria	CS	410	4.4

Figure 2. Forest plot depicting the pooled prevalence of HPV vaccine uptake among adolescent school girls in sub-Saharan Africa, 2023.

Figure 3. The pooled odd ratio of the association between good knowledge about HPV vaccine and HPV vaccine uptake among adolescent school girls in sub-Saharan Africa, 2023.

Figure 4. The pooled odd ratio of the association between positive attitude about HPV vaccine and HPV vaccine uptake among adolescent school girls in sub-Saharan Africa, 2023.

Figure 5. Forest plot depicting sub-group analysis by country for the pooled prevalence of HPV vaccine uptake among adolescent school girls in sub-Saharan Africa, 2023.

Table 2. Meta-regression to identify the source of heterogeneity for the estimated pooled prevalence of human papilloma vaccine uptake and determinant factors among adolescent school girls in sub-Saharan Africa, 2023.

Uptake of HPV	Coefficient	[95% CI]	p value
Publication Year	0.5430568	−2.711414–3.797528	p = .724
Sample size	0.0294026	0.0137917–0.450134	p < .001

Figure 6. Funnel plot depicting publication bias of studies reporting on the pooled prevalence of HPV vaccine uptake among adolescent school girls in sub-Saharan Africa, 2023.

Figure 7. Sensitivity analysis on the studies included in the pooled prevalence of HPV vaccine uptake among adolescent school girls in sub-Saharan Africa, 2023.

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All associated data and supporting information are included in this systematic review and meta-analysis.