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 3

HPV vaccination and related healthcare access characteristics among public and private primary school students in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 ().

VariablesPublicPrivate value
(%) (%)

Adolescents have ever attended facilities for youth sexual and reproductive health service (SRH) ()
 Yes68 (16.6)27 (6.6)0.7690.222
 No342 (83.4)383 (93.4)
Period of adolescents’ most recent visit to a health facility for SRH services ()
 Working hours48 (70.9)17 (66)0.9080.635
 Out of working hours20 (29.1)10 (34)
Youth reproductive health service hours are inconvenient ()
 Yes37 (54.4)19 (70.3)0.9790.573
 No31 (45.6)8 (29.6
Fear of being seen by parents or others when you visit RH service ()
 Yes39 (57.4)19 (70.3)0.1330.8
 No29 (42.6)8 (29.6)
Reproductive health service waiting hours are too long ()
 Yes41 (60.3)19 (70.3)0.5830.291
 No27 (39.7)8 (29.6)
Service providers are judgmental and unfriendly ()
 Yes29 (42.6)19 (70.3)3.0330.041
 No39 (57.4)8 (29.6)
Feel embarrassment at seeking RH services ()
 Yes23 (33.8)13 (48.1)1.2860.178
 No45 (67.2)14 (51.9)