Table 4 Bivariate and Multivariate analysis of factors associated with willingness to accept cervical cancer vaccination among parents of daughters in Addis Zemen town, Northwest, 2022 (n = 386)

Sex

Male

94(69.6%)

41(30.4%)

2.69(1.61–4.49)

3.51(1.67–7.37)

0.01**

Female

216(86.1%)

35(13.9%)

1

1

Income

Paid

105(92.1%)

9(7.9%)

1

1

Unpaid

205(75.4%)

67(24.6%)

3.813(1.83–7.94)

2.19(0.48–9.99)

0.31

Educational stats

can’t read and write

48(62.3%)

29(37.7%)

16.91(3.83–74.60)

18.236(2.75–121.00)

0.056

only read and write

58(67.4%)

28(32.4%)

13.51(3.05–59.42)

14.534(2.32-90.851)

0.07

primary school

37(84.1%)

7(5.9%)

5.297(1.043–26.91)

3.97(0.55–28.78)

0.172

secondary school

50(87.7%)

7(12.3%)

3.92(0.77–19.75)

4.58(0.77–27.08)

0.093

Diploma

61(95.3%)

3(4.7%)

1.37(0.22–8.54)

1.62(0.25–10.59)

0.613

Degree and above

56(96.6%)

2(3.4%)

1

1

Occupation

civil servant

89(91.8%)

8(8.2%)

1

1

self employed

72(86.7%)

11(13.3%)

1.69(0.649–4.449)

0.248(0.39–1.573)

0.139

merchant

53(88.3%)

7(11.3%)

1.46(0.50–4.26)

0.15(0.02–1.04)

0.056

Farmer

31(57.4%)

23(42.6%)

8.25(3.34–20.35)

0.35(0.05–2.42)

0.292

House wife

51(72.9%)

19(27.1%)

4.14(1.69–10.14)

0.37(0.05–2.65)

0.372

Others

14(63.6%)

8(36.4%)

6.35(2.03–19.68)

0.91(0.11–7.26)

0.936

Fear of side effect

Yes

178(88.1%)

24(11.9%)

0.34(0.20–0.58)

0.38(0.21–0.72)

0.03*

No

132(71.7%)

52(28.3%)

1

1

Information on HPV vaccine

Yes

62(66%)

32(34%)

1

1

No

248(84.9%)

44(15.1%)

0.34(0.20–0.58)

0.48(0.25–0.90)

0.022*