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 5

Factors associated with the willingness to uptake HPV vaccination among primary school students in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia ().

VariablesWillingness to uptake HPV vaccinationCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
Yes (, %)No (,%)

School ownership (type)
 Public250 (61)160 (39)2.32 (1.75, 3.0)1.91 (1.4, 2.6)
 Private165 (40.2)245 (59.8)11
Age groups
 10-14 yrs302 (53.1)267 (46.9)11
 15-19 yrs103 (41)148 (59)1.62 (1.2, 2.19)1.1 (0.77, 1.56)
Adolescent grade level
 5-6 grades173 (57.1)130 (42.9)11
 7-8 grades232 (44.9)285 (55.1)1.63 (1.22, 2.17)1.53 (0.13, 2.18)
Mother education
 Illiterate125 (58.7)88 (41.3)11
 Primary92 (50)92 (50)1.38 (0.91, 2.07)1.2 (0.78, 1.85)
 Secondary78 (50.6)76 (49.4)1.41 (0.92, 2.16)1.38 (0.87, 2.17)
 Postsecondary120 (44.6)149 (53.4)1.76 (1.31, 2.90)2.0 (1.29, 3.05)
Perceived barrier
 High282 (68)310 (76.5)0.65 (0.47, 0.88)0.45 (0.31, 0.66)
 Low133 (32)95 (23.5)11
Cue to action
 High376 (90.6)322 (79.5)2.48 (1.72, 3.70)1.92 (1.20, 3.07)
 Low39 (9.4)83 (20.5)11
Perceived susceptibility
 Low26 (6.3)53 (13.1)11
 High389 (93.7)352 (86.9)2.3 (1.37, 3.68)1.4 (0.79, 2.48)
Perceived benefit
 Low8 (1.9)28 (6.9)11
 High407 (98.1)377 (93.1)3.35 (1.56, 7.19)1.25 (0.50,3.10)
Self-efficacy
 High361 (87)284 (70.1)2.84 (1.99,4.06)2.34 (1.58,3.48)
 Low54 (13)121 (29.9)1