Primary Cervical Cancer Prevention in Morocco: HPV Vaccine Awareness and Acceptability among Parents

Low rate of human papillomavirus vaccination among schoolgirls in Lebanon: barriers to vaccination with a focus on mothers’ knowledge about available vaccines

“…A Moroccan study, assessing awareness of HPV and its vaccine among parents with at least one unmarried daughter with an age of 26 years and less showed that none of the interviewed parents had their daughter(s) vaccinated. 21 The Moroccan experience confirms this idea when 97% of the parents did not have sufficient information about the vaccine, which probably explains the lack of vaccination among the concerned group. 21 Consequently, awareness campaigns about the disease and its prevention targeting mothers of girls who are eligible for the vaccine would be recommended to improve vaccine uptake among HPV vaccine-eligible girls.…”

“…Upon comparing our results to the Moroccan experience, 60% of the parents did not accept the vaccine because it was very expensive, taking into consideration that the majority came from a low economic class. 21 Similarly, among Lebanese college students, 49% of the participants confirmed that the vaccine was unaffordable, despite a minority (14%) belonging to a middle–low and low economic class. 9 Even in other wealthy Middle Eastern countries such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where the price should not constitute an obstacle to vaccine’s acceptability, a cross-sectional study involving female students at health colleges in Riyadh responding to a self-administrated questionnaire revealed that 80% of the participants thought that an affordable price of vaccine should not exceed 80 USD/ vial.…”

“…Third, our results showed that 11.7% of the mothers with non-vaccinated girls were concerned about its adverse effects and 2.9% of the same group thought that it was ineffective. In the Moroccan cohort, 21 parents were equally concerned about the vaccine’s efficacy and safety: 25% thought that the vaccine did not provide full protection, 50% thought that the vaccine was new and they preferred to wait a while, and 51% were concerned about its side effects. Accordingly, data confirming the safety and efficacy of HPV vaccine must be included in awareness campaigns.…”

Analyzing Awareness on Risk Factors, Barriers and Prevention of Cervical Cancer among Pairs of Nepali High School Students and Their Mothers

“…The issues associated with the HPV vaccine in Nepal might be affordability, maintenance of a cold chain and public awareness [26]. There is a strong need for education intervention among boys, girls and their parents to change attitudes toward HPV vaccination [16,27]. The HPV vaccination program is in its pilot phase in Nepal.…”

Awareness of cervical cancer prevention among mothers of adolescent daughters in Korea: qualitative research

“… 7–9 It has been demonstrated that in developing countries a mother's awareness of HPV and cervical cancer is inadequate; therefore, mothers should be educated regarding cervical cancer and encouraged to communicate with their daughters about the topic of cervical cancer. 8 10 Meanwhile, although the screening rate for cervical cancer (ie, uptake of the Pap test) among Korean women is reportedly 67.9%, the rate of repeated Pap testing is low, at 23.5%, most likely because they perceive that they are healthy following the receipt of a negative result from their first test. 11 12 It is reported that the passive attitude or negative feelings of young women towards the Pap screening test is associated with the perceived physical discomfort and embarrassment during the Pap test.…”