HPV Vaccination Prevalence among Lebanese Female University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Khoury, Joey El; Halabi, Rami; Hleyhel, Mira; Kishly, Wafaa El Rahman; Khoury, Raghid El; Saleh, Nadine

doi:10.1155/2023/3706466

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“…Unfortunately, Lebanon lacks formal national recommendations for cervical cancer screening routines and a national HPV vaccination campaign [ 24 ].…”

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Knowledge and perception of HPV vaccination among Lebanese mothers of children between nine and 17 years old

Elissa,

Charbel,

Marly

et al. 2024

Reprod Health

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Background The human papillomavirus (HPV), a prevalent sexually transmitted infection, is linked to a wide range of diseases, with cervical cancer being the most common and serious one. HPV vaccination is crucial for preventing cervical cancer and other HPV-related problems. The low acceptability of HPV vaccination among teenagers globally is largely due to a lack of understanding and information about HPV among parents. Our study aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge, attitude, intention, and HPV vaccination among parents in Lebanon as well as the variables influencing Lebanese mothers' intentions to vaccinate their children. Methods A cross-sectional survey-based study involving 392 participants was conducted between May and June 2022. The study assessed parents' intention to vaccinate their children against HPV, their knowledge about HPV, and the HPV vaccine. The data was collected through an anonymous electronic questionnaire. A bivariate analysis was conducted using Student t-test and ANOVA to examine the relationship between the dependent variable “Intention to vaccination” and the secondary variables. The level of statistical significance was set at 0.05 for all data. Results Our findings showed that only 63% of the 392 participants claimed they would give their child the HPV vaccination. A positive significant association was demonstrated between "Intention to vaccinate against HPV" and mother's nationality, father's educational level, family income per month, information received about the HPV vaccine, parents' HPV vaccination, insurance coverage of the HPV vaccine, children's vaccinations with all required vaccines, knowledge of HPV, and knowledge of the HPV vaccine. Furthermore, when parents know about HPV, their desire to vaccinate their child increases by a factor of 1.832 times, and by 1.207 times when their knowledge level increases by one point. Conclusion The majority of parents lacked a general understanding of most HPV-related statements, which highlights the requirement for educational interventions to raise parental awareness, understanding, and attitudes toward HPV and, as a result, increase parental acceptance of vaccinating their children. To increase the vaccination rate among adolescents, government authorities should ensure that the HPV vaccine is available in all hospitals and clinics and should be provided free of charge.

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“…Unfortunately, Lebanon lacks formal national recommendations for cervical cancer screening routines and a national HPV vaccination campaign [ 24 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge and perception of HPV vaccination among Lebanese mothers of children between nine and 17 years old

Elissa,

Charbel,

Marly

et al. 2024

Reprod Health

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“…Regionally the rate of immunization coverage against HPV varies between countries from less than 1% in Morocco [ 11 ] to 9.2% among female university students in Kuwait [ 12 ] and 11% in UAE [ 13 ]. As for Lebanon the latest published studies report a low vaccination rate ranging between 16 and 18.9% among 454 surveyed Lebanese female university students between 17 and 30 years who reported having received a minimum of one dose of the HPV vaccine [ 14 , 15 ].…”

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Determinants of human papillomavirus vaccine hesitancy among Lebanese parents

Zakhour,

Tamim,

Faytrouni

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. HPV is responsible for cancer of cervix uteri. Despite its safety and immunogenicity, HPV vaccine hesitancy is one of the most challenging topics that pediatricians face. Methods We aimed to describe the impact of knowledge, attitude, and practice towards vaccines in general, on practice related to HPV vaccination in Lebanon. A questionnaire addressed to parents of students (3–18 years of age) was distributed in 2 public and 2 private schools randomly selected from the greater Beirut area during the school year 2017–2018. Questionnaires covered knowledge, attitude, and practices of vaccination in general and HPV vaccine in particular. Results Out of 400 distributed questionnaires, 306 (76.5%) were returned. Of the 185 parents aware of HPV vaccine, 60% hadn’t given or were not planning to give the HPV vaccine to their children. Of parents not in favor of HPV vaccine, 7.5 thought that vaccines aren’t necessary versus none among those in favor of HPV vaccine(p = 0.02). Thirteen percent of those not in favor of HPV vaccine thought that vaccines are not safe versus 2.7% in the group in favor (p = 0.02). An effect of gender on vaccine acceptance was noted: mothers vs fathers and daughters vs sons. Lack of recommendation by pediatricians and the thought that too little is known about the vaccine were the most selected reasons for parents not wanting to vaccinate their children against HPV, whereas cost and religious and cultural beliefs seemed to have no impact. Conclusion Most parents in our study did not vaccinate or weren’t willing to vaccinate their children against HPV even when they were in favor of vaccines in general. Physician recommendation was shown to be one of the most important predictors of vaccination. Effort should be put into educating parents about the importance of the vaccine and its well-established safety and efficacy regardless of gender. Lebanese physicians should also be educated and empowered to recommend HPV vaccine more strongly and consistently.

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Religious beliefs and practices toward HPV vaccine acceptance in Islamic countries: A scoping review

Kisa,

Kisa

2024

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Background Despite the availability of effective HPV vaccines, their acceptance in Islamic countries is often influenced by religious beliefs, practices, and misconceptions. Objective This review aimed to identify the current literature on the religious beliefs and any misconceptions toward HPV vaccine acceptance within the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries. Method Using key terms, a systematic search in MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL yielded 23 studies that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The scope of this review included all research articles published in English until October 31, 2023. A form based on the aim of the study was developed and used to extract the data. Results The review highlights the complexity of the relationship between religious beliefs and HPV vaccine uptake. The findings reveal significant objections among a number of Muslims. Some of them believe vaccines lead to infertility and sexual promiscuity, defy religious norms, are a sneaky way to inject good Muslims with haram ingredients, and are an abandonment of righteous principles in general. Conclusions Vaccine hesitancy is a result of doubts regarding the vaccine’s safety, necessity, and compatibility with religious beliefs. It is recommended to encourage HPV vaccine uptake in Islamic countries by using public health strategies that adopt a holistic approach that incorporates religious, cultural, and social aspects.

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HPV Vaccination Prevalence among Lebanese Female University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Knowledge and perception of HPV vaccination among Lebanese mothers of children between nine and 17 years old

Knowledge and perception of HPV vaccination among Lebanese mothers of children between nine and 17 years old

Determinants of human papillomavirus vaccine hesitancy among Lebanese parents

Religious beliefs and practices toward HPV vaccine acceptance in Islamic countries: A scoping review

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