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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess HPV Knowledge and HPV Vaccine Acceptability in Mali
PLoS ONE, Volume 8, No. 2, Article e56402, Year 2013
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Despite a high prevalence of oncogenic human papilloma virus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer mortality, HPV vaccination is not currently available in Mali. Knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer in Mali, and thereby vaccine readiness, may be limited. Research staff visited homes in a radial pattern from a central location to recruit adolescent females and males aged 12-17 years and men and women aged ≥18 years (N = 51) in a peri-urban village of Bamako, Mali. Participants took part in structured interviews assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to HPV, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccination. We found low levels of HPV and cervical cancer knowledge. While only 2.0% of respondents knew that HPV is a sexually transmitted infection (STI), 100% said they would be willing to receive HPV vaccination and would like the HPV vaccine to be available in Mali. Moreover, 74.5% said they would vaccinate their child(ren) against HPV. Men were found to have significantly greater autonomy in the decision to vaccinate themselves than women and adolescents (p = 0.005), a potential barrier to be addressed by immunization campaigns. HPV vaccination would be highly acceptable if the vaccine became widely available in Bamako, Mali. This study demonstrates the need for a significant investment in health education if truly informed consent is to be obtained for HPV vaccination. Potential HPV vaccination campaigns should provide more information about HPV and the vaccine. Barriers to vaccination, including the significantly lower ability of the majority of the target population to autonomously decide to get vaccinated, must also be addressed in future HPV vaccine campaigns. © 2013 Poole et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Poole, Danielle N.
United States, Providence
Brown University
Tracy, J. Kathleen
United States, Baltimore
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Levitz, Lauren
United States, Providence
Gaia Vaccine Foundation
Rochas, Mali
United States, Providence
Gaia Vaccine Foundation
Sangare, Kotou
Mali, Bamako
University of Bamako
Yekta, Shahla
United States, Providence
University of Rhode Island Feinstein Providence Campus
Tounkara, Karamoko
United States, Providence
Gaia Vaccine Foundation
Aboubacar, B.
United States, Providence
Gaia Vaccine Foundation
Koita, Ousmane A.
Mali, Bamako
University of Bamako
Lurie, Mark N.
United States, Providence
Brown University
De Groot, Anne S.
United States, Providence
Gaia Vaccine Foundation
United States, Providence
University of Rhode Island Feinstein Providence Campus
Statistics
Citations: 70
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0056402
e-ISSN:
19326203
Research Areas
Cancer
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Mali
Participants Gender
Male
Female