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Table 6 Reason (s) for not giving HPV vaccine by those aware of the vaccine

From: Reducing incidence of cervical cancer: knowledge and attitudes of caregivers in Nigerian city to human papilloma virus vaccination

REASON

Frequency

n = 132

Percent

I don’t know how to access the vaccine

123

93.2

My daughter is too young to have risk of cervical cancer

94

71.2

I am worried about the safety of the vaccine

47

35.6

I am not sure of the effectiveness of the vaccine

26

19.7

The decision would be made by the child herself

108

81.8

The vaccine is expensive

25

18.9