Dataset for Vaginal Human Papilomavirus Infection Among Adolescent and Early Adult Girls in Jos, Nigeria

UMB Dataset

Description

"Data from 205 adolescent and early adult girls in Jos, Nigeria was collected to assess risk factors for vaginal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, knowledge about HPV vaccines, and assess willingness to receive the HPV vaccine. Data on prevalence and patterns of HPV infections was also collected. Participants, age 9 to 20 years old, were recruited from 10 randomly selected schools. Research nurses from the Jos University Teaching Hospital interviewed each participant using a structured questionnaire. Data on sexual history and information on sexual partners was used to assess the risk factors for HPV infections. Data on knowledge related to HPV infections, vaccines, and willingness to receive the vaccine was collected through a questionnaire. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to compute wealth index using data on ownership of household items and availability of household facilities. To assess the prevalence of HPV infections, participants were trained to self-collect vaginal samples which were tested for HPV infection using DEIA/LIPA25. "

Geographic Coverage

Jos Plateau (Nigeria)

Subject of Study

Human

Subject Domain

Human Papillomavirus Viruses

Population Age

Adult (19 years to 64 years)

Child (2 years to 12 years)

Adolescent (13 years to 18 years)

Subject Gender

Female

Keywords

Papillomavirus Vaccines

Risk Factors

Sexual Behavior