DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjams.2025.v13i11.028

Pages: 1960-1964

Background: Cervavac, created together by the serum institute of India (SII) and the department of Biotechnology (DBT), cervavac is india's initial domestically produced quadrivalent human papillomavirus (QHPV) immunization. Its primary purpose is to protect against HPV-related cancers especially cervical cancer and also helps prevent genital warts. Methodology: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional design is used to assess the knowledge and awareness regarding Cervovac HPV Vaccination among the mothers of school going childrens, who are residing at Vidyagiri Bagalkot, in a view to provide information guidesheet. Here the non-random convenient sampling technique was used to select 100 mothers. The collected data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: Inferential and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The results depicts that the majority of mothers of school going childrens, were (46%) found with intermediate knowledge, (34%) noticed with inadequate knowledge and only (20%) of women has adequate knowledge with a mean score was 13.61 and SD 5.85. Out of 100 mothers of school going childrens. Overall mean score of barriers 13.61 with SD 5.85. There was significant association between knowledge scores of mothers of school going childrens with their socio demographic variables, Religion (X2= 16.15 P value= 0.00031) Occupation (X2= 11.18 P value= 0.02), Monthly income (X2=9.29 P value= 0.009) and have you ever heard of the HPV before (X2=6.05 P value= 0.04). Conclusion: The study concluded that, after assessing the knowledge and awareness of Cervavac HPV vaccination among mothers of school-going children, most of the mothers (46%) had only an intermediate level of knowledge. This indicates a gap in awareness about the Cervavac HPV vaccine. Therefore, more research on this topic is needed to better understand and improve mothers’ knowledge and awareness.