Determinants for hesitancy in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among school girls in Jimma Town, Ethiopia. A mixed approach: quantitative and qualitative

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, family history and parent’s socio-economic status of female school students in Jimma town, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2023

Variables	Catagory	Frequency	Percent
Religion	Orthodox	110	29.81
	Muslim	126	34.15
	Protestant	107	29.00
	Others	26	7.05
Student grade level	7th	41	11.11
	8th	113	30.62
	9th	127	34.42
	10th	88	23.85
School type	Public school	256	69.37
School type	Private school	113	30.63
Guardian	Parents	320	86.72
Guardian	Relatives/others	49	13.28
Father educational level	Unable to read and write	130	35.23
	Able to read and write	38	10.30
	Primary grade 1–8	72	19.51
	Secondary grade 9–12	68	18.43
	Above grade 12	61	16.53
Mother educational level	Unable to read and write	125	33.88
	Able to read and write	27	7.32
	Primary grade 1–8	28	7.59
	Secondary grade 9–12	132	35.77
	Above grade 12	57	15.45
Guardian source of income	Merchant	246	66.67
	Government employee	76	20.60
	Others	47	12.74
Have an older sister	Yes	190	51.49
Have an older sister	No	179	48.51
Older sister vaccinated HPV vaccine	Yes	170	89.47
Older sister vaccinated HPV vaccine	No	20	10.53

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