Human papillomavirus vaccination in rural Malawi: Identifying factors associated with vaccine uptake using a community-based household survey
Uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is suboptimal globally. Effective interventions are needed to meet the global goal of vaccinating 90% of girls against HPV, and this requires a robust understanding of barriers to vaccine uptake. Using a household survey in three communities of Malawi with parents/guardians of girls aged 9-13 years, we collected and analyzed data about intervention-amenable factors hypothesized to be associated with girls' HPV vaccination status. The 299 parent/guardian respondents provided information on 382 girls aged 9-13 years, of whom 39.0% (