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## Abstract Background Cervical cancer remains a major public health challenge, accounting for substantial morbidity and mortality. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination is the recommended primary intervention for HPV prevention. There’s however limited evidence on the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices of stakeholders on HPV vaccination in Kampala city, Uganda. This study assessed stakeholders’ knowledge, perceptions, and practices towards HPV vaccination program in Kampala, Uganda to guide programs aimed at improving uptake of the vaccine. Methods A cross-sectional study using mixed data collection methods was conducted in Kampala, Uganda. A structured questionnaire was administered to 524 adolescent girls. In addition, 6 Focus group discussions, and 13 key informant interviews (teacher and parents) were conducted. Multistage and purposive sampling were used for the quantitative and qualitative participants respectively. Quantitative data were entered using epidata, and cleaned and analyzed in Stata v14. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic content analysis in atlas ti version 8. Results About 49.2% (258/524) of the girls had low knowledge of HPV. Qualitativel

Author

Bitariho, Kakuru Glet (author);Tuhebwe, Doreen (author);Tigaiza, Arnold (author);Nalugya, Aisha (author);Ssekamatte, Tonny (author);Kiwanuka, Suzanne N (author)

Publisher

Research Square Platform LLC

Published

2022

Language

EN