Research Article

Public School Adolescents Had Increased Odds of Being Willing to Uptake HPV Vaccinations Owing to Sociodemographic and Healthcare Access Features in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia

Table 2

Knowledge on human papillomavirus among public and private primary school adolescent students in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia, 2021 ().

VariablesGovernment ()Private () value

Ever heard/any information about cervical cancer
 Yes260 (63.4)301 (73.4)6.1460.008
 No150 (36.6)109 (26.6)
Ever heard/any information about HPV
 Yes190 (46.3)73 (17.8)3.4990.061
 No220 (53.7)337 (82.2)
Cervical cancer is caused by HPV
 Yes93 (23.7)60 (14.6)0.3940.295
 No317 (77.3)350 (85.4)
Ever heard/any information about the HPV vaccine
 Yes128 (31.2)62 (15.1)7.0150.01
 No282 (68.8)348 (84.9)
HPV knowledge (overall)
 Poor knowledge154 (37.4)120 (29.7)6.3360.007
 Good knowledge256 (62.4)290 (70.3)