Abstract:

Background: According to national cancer institute human papilloma virus vaccine is the vaccine developed to prevent etiologic virus of cervical cancer. Since it enhances carcinogenesis. The vaccine is always for sub family of virus (HPV 16 & 18 or HPV 6&11), this is because HPV 16&18 seem to be implicated in 70% of cervical cancer while HPV 6&11 seem in genital warts. It is recommended to be given to female children aged between 9-14 years.

Objectives: Was to determine knowledge and awareness of parents towards prevention of cervical cancer to their daughters also wanted to determine perceptions and attitude of parents to wards cervical cancer prevention to their adolescent daughters at Arumeru district.

Methods: This was a cross sectional randomized community based study was carried among parents (aged 35-60yrs) of daughters lived in Kilanyi, Mateve, Oltumet and Kimntaki.

Results: Total of 349 parents responded in this study, 322(92.3%) parents were already informed about HPV vaccine while 27(7.7%) were not yet informed. 266(76.2%) of respondents reported that HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer, 3(0.9%) anal cancer, 34(9.7%) vulva cancer, 18(5.2%) HIV/AIDS, 25(7.2%) responded that it prevents breast cancer. Among the 349 participants 15(4.3%) participants believe that HPV vaccine lead child to sexual behavior while 334(95.7%) participant denied that. Also 32(9.2%) parents believed that HPV vaccine lead to infertility while 317(90.8%) said that HPV vaccine does not lead to infertility.

Conclusion: Based on the finding of this study most of parents have basic knowledge and awareness on HPV vaccine and have good perception and attitude towards HPV vaccine.