Title : Awareness of HPV vaccine and its socio-demographic determinants among the parents of eligible daughters in Bangladesh: A nationwide study


Authors : Fahima Nasrin Eva, Md Abdullah Saeed Khan, Tariful Islam, Umme Kulsum Monisha, Nur-E-Safa Meem, Mohammad Ali Hossain, Arpita Goutam, Tahmina Zerin, Nishat Alam, Rima Nath, Shamma Sifat, Sayla Sultana, Mosammat Sadeka Sultana, Sumit Kumar Saha, Naifa Enam Sarker, Mohammad Lutfor Rahman, Mohammad Hayatun Nabi, and Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader


Journal Article Title: Heliyon Volume Number: 10 Publication Year : 2024
Index: indexed Ranking: No Ranking Publisher Name: Elsevier Ltd.
Pages : 10
ISSN (Online): 2405-8440
Funding Information:
Funding Source : None
Other Information:
Direct Sustainable Development Goals :
SDG3 Good Health & Well-being
SDG4 Quality Education
Indirect Sustainable Development Goals :
SDG10 Reduced Inequality
Sustainable Development Sub Goals :
End the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases
Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services
Achieve universal health coverage
Impact statement: This is the first nationwide study in Bangladesh to explore HPV vaccine awareness among parents, revealing a critical gap where only 22.32% of respondents possess basic knowledge of the vaccine. By identifying that urban residency increases awareness by 3.56 times and that healthcare workers are the most trusted source of information (80.45%), the research provides an essential evidence-based foundation for policymakers to design targeted, large-scale awareness campaigns that can ensure the success of the national vaccination rollout and effectively reduce the global burden of cervical cancer. Collaboration: None Keywords: Human papillomavirus; HPV vaccine; Papillomavirus; Vaccination; Cervical cancer; Awareness; Parents; Children; Daughters; Cross