Knowledge,attitudes and acceptance toward Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination: Perspectives of Muslim women and men |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Adult Health and Critical Care, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 66, Al Khoud, Postal Code 123, Muscat, Oman;2. College of Business and Law, School of Management, RMIT University, Level 8, Bldg 80, Room 83, 445 Swanston Street, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne 3001, Victoria, Australia;3. Department of Maternal and Child Health, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 66, Al Khoud, Postal Code 123, Muscat, Oman;1. Departament of History and Philosophy of Medical Science, Medical University of Gdańsk, Juliana Tuwima 15, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland;2. Institute of History and Archival Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bojarskiego 1, 87-100 Toruń, Poland;3. 10th Military Research Hospital and Polyclinic, Powstańców Warszawy 5, 85-681 Bydgoszcz, Poland;1. Global Immunization Division, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States;2. Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States;3. Polio Eradication Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland;1. Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, USA;2. Center for Drugs Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA;1. Department of Health Law, Policy, & Management, Boston University, School of Public Health, United States;2. Network Science Institute at Northeastern University, and Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Policy at Harvard University, United States;3. Program in Health Policy (Political Analysis), Harvard University, United States;1. Directorate of Research, Studies and Documentation, National Public Health Organization, Athens, Greece;2. Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece;3. Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece;4. Department of Microbiology, Andreas Syggros Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 161 21 Athens, Greece;5. Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece;1. State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China;2. World Organisation for Animal Health Reference Laboratory for Classical Swine Fever, China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control, Beijing 100081, China;3. Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control Agents for Animal Bacteriosis (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Pathogenic Microbiology, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, China;4. Laboratory, Wuhan Children’s Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430015, China |
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| Abstract: | ObjectivesHuman papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the leading risk factor for the development of anogenital cancers. Most Arab countries lack both HPV education and national HPV vaccination programs. The objective of this study was to assess knowledge, attitudes, and acceptance toward HPV vaccination in men and women from Oman, a country in the Middle Eastern North Africa region.MethodsThis cross-sectional quantitative study used convenience sampling to recruit male and female participants, aged 18 years and above from all 11 governorates of Oman to complete a validated self-administered questionnaire online in the Arabic language. The questionnaire comprised five sections, with a total of 32 questions. The questionnaire, including Arabic and English versions, was content validated and piloted.ResultsA total of 1403 participants, including 952 parents and 369 healthcare providers, completed the survey. The results showed a lack of knowledge regarding HPV infection and vaccines, including among healthcare providers. Less than a quarter of the participants had heard of HPV infection, with digital sources of information being the most common. Factors such as being a woman or a healthcare provider or completing higher levels of education were independently and significantly positively association with HPV awareness (p < 0.001). The majority of the participants lacked vaccine safety knowledge, had concerns about the vaccine's side effects, and sought reassurance of its protection against HPV infection (62%, 71.5%, and 84.6%, respectively). Nevertheless, nearly two-thirds of the participants agreed to take the HPV vaccine, with support for both boys and girls being vaccinated. There was almost universal agreement among the participants regarding the need for parental and adolescent HPV educational programs.ConclusionOmani women and men showed a high level of acceptance and favorable attitude toward HPV vaccination. The study findings support future efforts to implement school and public-level HPV education and a national HPV vaccination program in Oman. |
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| Keywords: | Cervical cancer Human papillomavirus HPV vaccine HPV knowledge Attitudes Muslim |
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