title: HPV vaccine acceptability among Kenyan women.
abstract: As human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines become available in less-developed countries, understanding women's attitudes towards HPV vaccines can help guide approaches to immunization programs. We assessed knowledge and interest in prophylactic HPV vaccines among Kenyan women seeking women's health services (N=147). They knew little about cervical cancer or HPV vaccine. Most women (95%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 92%, 99%), however, were willing to have their daughters vaccinated with a vaccine that would prevent cervical cancer, with preference for an inexpensive vaccine requiring fewer doses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Becker-Dreps
authors.forename: Walter Agingu
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Otieno
authors.forename: Noel T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.forename: Kawango
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Agot
authors.forename: Jennifer S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008875:Middle Aged; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines