FACTORS INFLUENCING UPTAKE OF HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS VACCINATION FOR THE GIRL CHILD AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTE-NATAL CLINICS IN OGBOMOSO, OYO-STATE

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in sexually active adolescents and young women, although HPV can occur in women of all age groups. Objective: The study aimed to assess factors influencing uptake of HPV vaccination for the Girl child among pregnant women attending ante-natal clinics in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study, in which a total number of 410 pregnant women were recruited using a multistage sampling technique. Data was collected using a pretested interviewer-administered semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed using IBM Statistical Package for Service Solutions (SPSS) version 25. Data was subjected to univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses. The level of significance for the study was set at p-value < 0.05. Results: The mean age of respondents in this study was 2.811.08years. 266(65.5%) had a poor knowledge about HPV vaccination for the girl child and 140(34.5%) had good knowledge about HPV vaccination among respondents. More than half 210(51.7%) of the respondents had a good attitude towards HPV vaccination and 196(48.3%) had poor attitude to accept HPV vaccination. All sociodemographic characteristics were statistically significant with knowledge on HPV vaccination (p < 0.05), knowledge on HPV vaccination was statistically associated with practice of HPV vaccination (p < 0.05), reasons for taking human papilloma virus vaccine had statistically significant (p