Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37264392›Full record

ArticleBMC public health2023

Acceptance of HPV vaccination in boys among mothers from selected churches in Accra, Ghana.

Evans Osei Appiah, Ezekiel Oti-Boadi, Stella Appiah, Mohammed Ali Bakkari, Manuela Akosua Menka, Dorothy Baffour Awuah, Samuel Kontoh, Awube Menlah, Isabella Garti, Susana Agyekum Boateng

Open access · goldAbstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Evans Osei AppiahSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, Valley View University, P.O. Box DT 595, Oyibi, Ghana. oseiappiahevans@ymail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6730-4725
Ezekiel Oti-BoadiSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana.
Stella AppiahDepartment of Nursing, Valley View University, Box AF 595, Adentan, Accra, Ghana.
Mohammed Ali BakkariDepartment of pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Manuela Akosua MenkaValley View University, Oyibi, Ghana.
Dorothy Baffour AwuahSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana.
Samuel KontohSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana.
Awube MenlahUniversity of Charles Darwin, Darwin, Australia.
Isabella GartiUniversity of Charles Darwin, Darwin, Australia.
Susana Agyekum BoatengValley View University, Oyibi, Ghana.
Valley View University · GHCharles Darwin University · AUJazan University · SAPurdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlmost all cases of cervical and anal cancer have been linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV). However, in addition to women who develop HPV-related cervical cancer, both men and women can also develop cancers of the anus, oral cavity, and oropharynx that are attributed to HPV. However, literature on HPV vaccination among boys globally, in Africa, and most especially in Ghana is scarce. Thus, the main objective of this study was to explore the acceptance of HPV vaccination in boys among mothers from selected churches in Accra, Ghana.

methodsIn this study, a qualitative exploratory design was utilized to enlist 30 mothers who have male children aged between 9 and 12 years from the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The recruitment of participants was carried out using a purposive sampling technique, and they were subsequently interviewed in-depth in a face-to-face setting, with the entire conversation being recorded for reference. After transcription, the recorded data were analyzed through content analysis.

findingsUpon analyzing the data, two (2) primary themes and 11 sub-themes emerged. The research showed that although the majority of the mothers were unaware of HPV in boys, they perceived it as a positive initiative and expressed a willingness to allow their sons to receive the vaccine. However, some participants mentioned certain factors that they believed could hinder the acceptance of HPV vaccination in boys among mothers. These included concerns about injection-related pain, high cost, and fears that the vaccine could make men immoral or infertile.

conclusionThe study revealed poor awareness of HPV vaccination in boys among mothers, and hence, suggested the need to increase the awareness on HPV vaccination in boys among mothers as well as the public to increase its acceptance.

Indexed as

Papillomavirus InfectionsPapillomavirus VaccinesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsChildFemaleGhanaHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHuman Papillomavirus VirusesHumansMaleMothersPatient Acceptance of Health CareVaccinationPapillomavirus VaccinesAcceptanceBoysChurchesHPVMothersVaccination

Identifiers

PMID37264392
PMCPMC10234580
OpenAlexW4378976127

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.