Awareness about human papillomavirus vaccine and its uptake among women from North India: Evidence from a cross-sectional study
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OBJECTIVE: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine usage and determine the factors for awareness about HPV vaccine among women in reproductive age group. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional survey under a cervical cancer prevention study. The sample size was 1020 women, aged 15-49 years [550 in Delhi and 470 in Rohtak]. Bivariate analysis and Fisher exact test along with binary logistic regression analysis were used to determine the factors for awareness. RESULT: About 18.0 % [Delhi: 24.2 % and Rohtak: 10.9 %] of the respondents had heard about the vaccine against cervical cancer. The women aged more than 30 years [AOR: 1.35; CI: 0.94, 1.94] were more likely to be aware of cervical cancer vaccine as compare to women of 30 years and less. However, the women from Rohtak [AOR: 0.90; CI: 0.48, 1.66] were less likely to be aware of vaccine against cervical cancer in reference to women aged 30 years and more [AOR: 1.61; CI: 1.01, 2.56] from Delhi. About 0.6 % [Delhi: 1.1 % and Rohtak: 0.0 %] of the respondents had received HPV vaccine. CONCLUSION: Women tend to have limited knowledge about cervical cancer vaccine and immunisation practices. The women's demographic makeup varied significantly between the two sites, i.e , Rohtak and Delhi, which had an impact on how well they understood and utilised the cervical cancer vaccination. It is worth mentioning that none of the women from Rohtak had received the immunisation. The awareness of the cervical cancer vaccine among women from the Rohtak was lower than the Delhi women.
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- Authors
- Rehman, A., Srivastava, S., Garg, P., Garg, R., Kurian, K., Shumayla, S., Rathi, S. K., & Mehra, S.
- Affiliations
- Mamta Health Institute for Mother and Child (IN)
- Suamandeep Vidyapeeth University (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Rathi, Suresh Kumar
- Venue
- Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
- Publisher
- EpiSmart Science Vector Ltd
- Published
- 2022-12-01
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 4307-4313
- ISSN
- 1513-7368 (ISSN-L)
- 2476-762X
- PMC
- PMC9971470
- OpenAlex
- W4313328657
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 2.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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- Locations
- Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Women's cancer prevention and management
- Social Sciences › Health › Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Keywords
- HPV vaccine, HPV vaccine awareness, vaccine uptake, cervical cancer prevention, women of reproductive age, Delhi, Rohtak, North India
- MeSH terms
- Human Papillomavirus Viruses, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, India, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Surveys and Questionnaires, Vaccination, Cancer Vaccines, Papillomavirus Infections, Papillomavirus Vaccines
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