Author(s)

El Hadji Cheikh Abdoulaye Diop^1,2*, Abdoul Aziz Ndiaye², Martial Coly Bop²

¹District Sanitaire de Koumpentoum, Ministère de la Santé et l’Action Sociale, Koumpentoum, Sénégal.
²Unité de Formation et de Recherche en Santé et Développement Durable, Université Alioune DIOP de Bambey, Bambey, Sénégal.

Introduction: Cervical cancer can be prevented by early vaccination of young people against papillomaviruses and screening for precancerous lesions. After a successful pilot phase, vaccination coverage in the generalization phase is low. The aim of this study was to determine papillomavirus vaccination coverage and to identify associated factors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study conducted from (1^st) to (31^th) September (2020) in Koumpentoum district. After a literature review, we conducted two-stage cluster sampling and direct structured interviews. Socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes, and practices of mothers or guardians about papillomaviruses vaccination were collected using a standardized questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios. Results: A total of (228) mothers or guardians were interviewed. Coverage for the first dose was (44.74%) CI_95% (38.17 - 51.44) compared to (25.88%) CI_95% (19.52 - 31.17) for the second dose. Factors statistically and significantly associated with coverage of the first dose of papillomaviruses vaccine were instruction of mothers or guardians (OR = 5.62 (3.16 - 9.99); p < 0.001), schooling of the young girls (OR = 4.1 (2.23 - 7.53); p < 0.001), information on cervical cancer (OR = 18.97 (5.68 - 63.24); p < 0.001), knowledge of risks factors (OR = 8.04 (4.41 - 14.63); p < 0.001), information on papillomaviruses vaccine (ORa = 10.26 (1.69 - 62.23); p = 0.011), knowledge on vaccine target (OR = 17.11 (8.51 - 34.41); p < 0.001), knowledge of schedule vaccine (ORa = 3.67 (1.2 - 22.51); p = 0.022), knowledge of prevention methods (OR = 26.86 (12.22 - 59.05); p < 0.001), and to be favorable in expanded vaccination program in general (ORa = 18.71 (1.5 - 128.41]; p = 0.02). Conclusion: Vaccination of young girls against papillomaviruses in Koumpentoum health district could be improved by comprehensive interpersonal communication with mothers and guardians about cervical cancer and its prevention.

Vaccination, Girls, Papillomavirus, Koumpentoum, Senegal

Diop, E. , Aziz Ndiaye, A. and Coly Bop, M. (2022) Associated Factors with Vaccination among Girls Aged between (11) and (13) against Papillomaviruses in Koumpentoum Health District (Senegal). World Journal of Vaccines, 12, 20-31. doi: 10.4236/wjv.2022.122003.