Background: Organ transplantation is taken into account one among the best advances of contemporary science that has given several patients a revived lease of life. The target of study resolve the barrier and supporter of organ donation among general public, and to spot the factors that influence organ donation assent and rejection in state of Puducherry, India. Methods: A cross-sectional study had below soft on a sample of a hundred and fifty subjects handily. The eligible subjects were administered a structured inquiries to assume barriers and facilitators of organ donation. The collected information’s were statistically analyzed. Results: Of the one hundred fifty subjects, the age groups were 58% 20-30 years, 26% 31-40 years, 12% 41 to 50 years and 4% 51-60 years. Male constituted 33.3% and females were 66.7% of the subjects. The mean data score of the themes were 4.74±1.45 (1-8). 80.6% according the intention to gift organ and 19.3% weren't willing to gift organ. The foremost necessary barriers were opposition from family (82.8%) and concern (72.4%). The foremost necessary facilitators were organ donation would save someone’s life (95.9%) and it improve the sense of human (95%). Education, occupation, married and financial gain square measure related to intention to gift organ. Conclusions: From the offered scientific proof it's conducted that information of organ donation stay still poor and therefore the indentified barriers and facilitators ought to be taken within the account whereas motivates the overall peoples to present organ to future.
INTRODUCTIONHuman papillomavirus is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infections. 1 Cervical cancer is ranked as the second most common cancer among women worldwide and is a major cause of female mortality. 2 About 50-80% of sexually active women are exposed to at least one HPV type during their lifetime. [3][4][5] The peak incidence of HPV infection occurs in most populations within 5-10 years of the first sexual experience and the highest prevalence rates are seen in women aged 20-24 years. 6,7 The worldwide incidence of cervical cancer is approximately 510,000 new cases annually, with approximately 288,000 deaths worldwide. 8 The cervical cancer occurs early and strikes at the productive period of a woman's life. The incidence rises in 30-34 years of age and peaks at 55-65 years, with a median age of 38 years (age 21-67 years). 9 The approximately, suggest that more than 80% of the sexually active women obtain genital HPV by 50 years of age. Hence, the initiation of a vaccine beside HPV has stimulated much pleasure as well as contest. The HPV disease show to be an essential factor in the growth of almost all cases (90%) of cervical cancer. HPV vaccines ABSTRACT Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infections. About 50-80% of sexually active women are exposed to at least one HPV type during their lifetime. Methods: A descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude on human papilloma virus among adolescent girls belonging to selected school at Puducherry. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding HPV among adolescent girls. Adolescent girls were selected on the basis of convenient sampling technique. Structured teaching program were provided for 60 adolescent girls. Questionnaires are given to the students, collected and data were analyzed using the SPSS version 20.0 software. Results: The data will be collected from adolescent girls in the age group of 13-18 years among selected school students. The results found that majority of adolescent girls having inadequate knowledge (56.7%). There are 36.7% of adolescent girls having moderately adequate knowledge and only 6.6% of adolescent girls are having adequate knowledge on HPV. Conclusions: The majority of the girls having poor knowledge and attitude on HPV. The students need to be encouraged to engage in safe sexual practice to prevent and reduce risk of HPV infection. They have suggested that awareness effective and cost effective in improving the knowledge and attitude on human papilloma virus and can be implemented in daily living to have a healthy life.
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