title: Human papillomavirus (HPV) awareness and vaccine receptivity among Senegalese adolescents.
abstract: To examine HPV vaccine awareness and receptivity among adolescents and young adults in Senegal.
  
  
  
  Participants from six high schools and five community centres across five regions of Senegal (n = 2286) completed a self-administered questionnaire in October and November 2014. The study assessed HPV awareness and receptivity towards receiving the HPV vaccine. Multivariable logistic regression explored statistically significant relationships between the predictor variables and both outcomes.
  
  
  
  Twenty-seven percent had heard of HPV. Among those who had heard of HPV (n = 616), only 28% indicated willingness to vaccinate. Multivariable analysis showed that respondents from rural areas had 63% higher odds (95% CI: 1.24, 2.12) of having heard of HPV than those in urban areas. Respondents with fathers who had completed higher education had 41% higher odds (95% CI: 1.04, 1.92) of being aware of HPV (P < 0.05); however, every level of father's education (as compared to no education at all) was negatively associated with willingness to vaccinate. Respondents who had previously spoken to a healthcare professional about the HPV vaccine had 80% higher odds (95% CI: 1.16, 2.81) of willingness to vaccinate than those who did not speak to a provider about the vaccine.
  
  
  
  Healthcare providers and parents are important stakeholders in disseminating HPV vaccine information. Given the overall low levels of awareness, there is a great opportunity for public health communication efforts to craft health messaging and information in a way to maximise receptivity, outlining benefits and providing information on the minimal risks associated with the vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Massey
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Boansi
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Gipson
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Helene
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Riess
authors.affiliation: CEFOREP, Maternité Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Thierno
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dieng
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Prelip
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Glik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012424:Rural Population; D012675:Senegal; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: 
  Human papillomavirus
  ; 
  MII
  ; adolescent health; biocapteur; biosensor; chromatographie; cromatografía; cuantificación de insecticida; extracción de insecticida; extraction des insecticides; global health; immunoessai; inmunoensayo; mosquitera impregnada; quantification des insecticides; vaccine receptivity