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Item Knowledge, Practice and Acceptability of HPV vaccine by mothers of adolescent girls in Ilorin, Nigeria.(A publication of Omdurman Islamic University Sudan., 2018-03-14) Adesina, Kikelomo; Saka, Aishat; Isaika-Lawal, Salamat; Adesinyan, Omotayo; Olarinoye, Adebunmi; Ezeoke, GraceBackground: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted cause of carcinoma of the cervix. An important determinant of the success of a primary preventive strategy like HPV vaccination is the knowledge and willingness of parents to vaccinate adolescents before sexual debut. Materials and methods of study: A cross sectional descriptive survey of mothers of girls in 8 secondary schools in Ilorin was carried out from February to April 2015. Schools were selected using multi staged sampling. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed with Chi Square and ANOVA. Results: There were 470 questionnaires returned for analysis out of 600, giving a response rate of 78.3%. One hundred and sixty-one (34.3%) knew HPV to be sexually transmitted infection and 40.4% knew it was the cause of cervical cancer. While 35.1% were aware of HPV vaccine, only 1.9% had ever vaccinated their children. Less than half (44.9%) were willing to vaccinate their children. Women with good knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer were more willing to vaccinate their children than women with poor knowledge (P <0.001). Conclusion: There is poor knowledge of HPV and practice of vaccination among mothers in llorin. Willingness of mothers to vaccinate their daughters is suboptimal. Mother’s knowledge is an important determinant of HPV vaccination of adolescents.Item Parental perception of human papillomavirus vaccination of prepubertal girls in Ilorin, Nigeria.(Saudi Journal of Health Sciences Wolters Kluwer - Medknow, 2018) Adesina, Kikelomo; Saka, Aishat; Isaika-Lawal, Salamat; Adesinyan, Omotayo; Gobir, Aishat; Olarinoye, Adebunmi; Ezeoke, GraceContext: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of young girls is yet to be a routine practice in Nigeria and parents’ acceptance may influence immunization of their children. Aims: The aim of this study is to determine beliefs and concerns of parents about HPV vaccination of girls. Subjects and Methods : A cross‑sectional survey of parents of girls between 10 and 15 years in 12 selected secondary schools of Ilorin using a self‑administered questionnaire designed by researchers was conducted. Statistical Analysis Used: Data analysis involved univariate and bivariate analyses with SPSS version 20. The level of significance for all tests was set at 5%. Results: The respondents were 470 mothers between 31 and 50 years, 58.1% had at least secondary school education, 70.2% were employed, and 22.8% belonged to the upper social class. Of the study participants, 35.1% were aware of HPV vaccine and 33.8% knew that the vaccine was available in Nigeria. While 55.8% of mothers believed that all girls should be vaccinated, 19.5% responded that only sexually active girls should have it. Among all respondents, full protection, need for repeated doses, and age of the girls were significantly related to willingness to vaccinate statistically (P < 0.05). These concerns were not significant among mothers that were aware of HPV vaccines. Conclusions: There is low awareness of HPV vaccine among mothers in Ilorin despite the high prevalence of cervical cancer in our environment. Parental perception of HPV vaccines in terms of concerns and beliefs was significantly related to willingness of mothers to vaccinate their daughters.