Table 3 Results of sensitivity analysis for good knowledge, positive attitude, and uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine among adolescent schoolgirls in Ethiopia

Knowledge related articles

Study omitted

Pooled Estimate

[95% Conf. Interval]

Geneti et al. (2016) [32]

62.20

46.85, 77.55

Beyen et al. (2021) [23]

50.32

26.30, 74.35

Ukumo et al. (2021) [25]

52.75

25.87, 79.63

Biyazin et al. (2022) [26]

55.46

28.51, 82.41

Lakneh et al. (2022) [27]

54.69

27.08, 82.30

Bulto et al. (2021) [33]

59.43

32.54, 86.32

Ukumo et al. (2022) [24]

52.25

25.56, 78.93

Terefe et al. (2022) [22]

53.85

26.55, 81.15

Combined

55.12

30.83, 79.40

Attitude related articles

Study omitted

Pooled Estimate

[95% Conf. Interval]

Geneti et al. (2016) [32]

45.48

31.41, 59.55

Beyen et al. (2021) [23]

43.88

30.40, 57.36

Ukumo et al. (2021) [25]

44.54

30.64, 58.43

Biyazin et al. (2022) [26]

47.33

33.55, 61.11

Lakneh et al. (2022) [27]

49.59

43.05, 56.14

Bulto et al. (2021) [33]

43.88

30.40, 57.36

Ukumo et al. (2022) [24]

44.53

30.59, 58.48

Terefe et al. (2022) [22]

43.53

30.31, 56.75

Combined

45.34

32.99, 57.69

Uptake of HPV vaccine

Study omitted

Pooled Estimate

[95% Conf., Interval]

Beyen et al. (2021) [23]

42.21

21.83, 62.59

Tesfaye et al. (2017) [17]

49.57

37.87, 61.27

Kassa et al. (2021) [18]

36.67

22.56, 50.78

Lakneh et al. (2022) [27]

41.98

20.60, 63.36

Terefe et al. (2022) [22]

42.81

21.69, 63.92

Combined

42.65

26.35, 58.94