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100			_a Simiyu, Mariam. G. C _dCUHAS/BP/3000282/T/15 _920973
245			_a Knowledge and Attitude of Parents Towards Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine to Their Primary School Aged Girls in Nyamagana District in Mwanza, Tanzania.
260			_aMwanza, Tanzani: _bCatholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] : _bPhone: +255 28 298 3384 : _b Fax: +255 28 298 3386 : _b Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : _b Website: www.bugando.ac.tz : _c ©2019
300			_ax; 39 Pages
300			_aIncludes Refferences and Appendices
520			_aAbstract: Background: All vaccine quadrivalent, bivalent and nonvalent protect against common different genotypes of human papilloma virus (HPV) and the studies have shown that they are effective as prophylactic. In Tanzania HPV vaccines has been recently introduced to young aged girls 9 to 14 years. However, there is limited data about the knowledge and attitude of parents toward HPV vaccine to their school aged girls. Objective of the study: The aim of the study was to assess knowledge and attitude of parents towards HPV vaccine to the primary school aged in Nyamagana, Mwanza. Methodology: Community based cross sectional study was conducted at Nyamagana district in Mwanza involving a total of 350 both female and male patents from May to June 2019. Data was collected by using pre-tested data collection tool. Analysis was done by STATA version 13 as per study objectives. Results: The median age of the parents involved was 350(IQR: 29-44) years. More than one third 126 (36%) of participants were from Pamba ward. Positive attitude on HPV vaccine among parents from Nyamagana districts were above 83% and positive attitudes and acceptance rate were above 58.57%. Conclusion and recommendations: Results from this study showed that parents with school aged girls living in Nyamagana district have good knowledge concerning HPV vaccine, and their attitudes were broadly positive. Further studies should be done to asses factors associated with low vaccine uptake among children in Nyamagana district and across the country.
600			_xPharmacy _926693
600			_xMicrobiology and Immunology _948529
600			_xObstetrics and Gynecology _948284
700			_a Mirambo, Mariam _919715
700			_a Mujuni, Fridolin _920457
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