Mothers’ human papilloma virus knowledge and willingness to vaccinate their adolescent daughters in Lagos, Nigeria

Figures & data

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants

Ethnicity	Frequency (n)	Percentage
Hausa	30	10.4
Igbo	80	27.7
Yoruba	112	38.4
Othera	68	23.5
Total	290	100
Education
None	13	4.5
Primary	38	13.1
Secondary	137	47.2
Tertiary	102	35.2
Total	290	100
Occupation
Professionals	99	34.1
Skilled	151	52.1
Unskilled	2	0.7
Unemployed	32	11.0
Total	290	100
Religion
Christian	228	78.6
Islam	61	21.0
Others	1	0.3
Total	290	100

Note:

a Minority tribes like Edo, Ijaw, Igala, Efik, etc.

Table 2 Knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer

Question	Yes (n = 290)	Percentage
Ever heard of HPV	81	27.9
Ever heard of HPV vaccines	57	19.7
Aware that HPV can cause cancer	76	26.9
Ever heard of cervical cancer	230	79.6
	Correct answer (n = 81)
HPV is a risk factor for cervical cancer	78	96.3
HPV is sexually transmitted	60	74.1
HPV vaccination prevents cervical cancer	66	81.5
HPV immunization pre-sexual debut	28	34.6
HPV vaccination recommended in 10–19 years old	39	48.1

Abbreviation: HPV, human papilloma virus.

Table 3 Association between education and awareness of HPV vaccines

Education	Awareness of HPV vaccines		Total
	Yes (%)	No (%)
No formal	0 (0.00)	13 (100)	13 (100)
Primary	0 (0.00)	38 (100)	38 (100)
Secondary	12 (8.9)	125 (91.2)	137 (100)
Tertiary	45 (44.1)	57 (55.9)	102 (100)
Total	57 (19.7)	233 (80.3)	290 (100)

Notes: χ² = 61.07, df = 3, P-value <0.001.

Abbreviations: df, degrees of freedom; HPV, human papilloma virus.

Table 4 Possible barriers to HPV immunization among mothers with concerns regarding HPV vaccines

Barrier to vaccination	Frequency (%) N = 202
The vaccine is too costly	46 (22.8)
The vaccine is not safe	5 (2.5)
Does not trust the efficacy of the vaccines	8 (4)
May expose adolescents to risky sexual behaviors	13 (6.4)
Does not know where or how to access the vaccines	104 (51.5)
Does not have sufficient information about HPV yet	24 (11.8)
Afraid to give them multiple injections	2 (1)
Total	202 (100)

Abbreviation: HPV, human papilloma virus.