University Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cervical Cancer, Human Papillomavirus, and Human Papillomavirus Vaccines in Turkey

Koç, Zeliha

doi:10.1080/07448481.2014.963107

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“…Having children ranged from 2.5% to 8.5% in the university population. 3,8,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Other research corroborates the data of this investigation, noting that university students still lack knowledge about STIs. A study with university students from the health area of Rio de Janeiro city identified that 58.5% of the students do not know all forms of STIs transmission, although 48.5% said they had the whole knowledge.…”

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“…13 This phenomenon was also observed in university students in Turkey, where only 10% of the interviewees recognized that HPV is a risk factor for cervical cancer and that 90% 9% did not know how to protect themselves from HPV. 14 In Portuguese research with university students in exchange, it was observed that 21% of participants did not know that STIs could be transmitted via oral sex. 15 Studies with African university students have pointed out that universal awareness about HIV/AIDS does not imply knowledge and that misinformation, misunderstanding and doubts are still present in popular knowledge.…”

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“…In this sense, health activities for young university students are either carried out by institutions themselves, through research or extension projects, or it is up to the university students themselves to seek access to the local health network. Regarding health education about STIs, research 5,6,[11][12][13][14][15] shows that the knowledge of university students about infections is low and most are not aware of the main symptomatology, forms of transmission and prevention, especially in infections of high incidence and information vehicles, such as chlamydia and trichomoniasis.…”

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Young university students and the knowledge about sexually transmitted infections

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Objective: To analyze the relationship between the social aspects of university students and the knowledge about the transmission of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study carried out at a university. The participants were university students aged 18 to 29 and with active enrollment. The stratified uniform sample was adopted by sex, making a total of 384 male students and 384 female students. The instrument of data collection used was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Results: Young university students had knowledge below-average regarding Sexually Transmitted Infections, as for association with social aspects, female students, married or living together, who had children and attended the health area, had more knowledge, being statistically significant (p=<0.05). Conclusion: It is necessary to improve the health education strategies of the young university population.

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“…The results show that not having been vaccinated against HPV was associated with lower levels of knowledge. Other studies have found low HPV vaccination rates among medical students was related to lack of knowledge about vaccine safety and efficacy, religious and cultural issues, and lack of government programs that cover the age range of students [28][29][30][31]. In addition, vaccination rates are higher in countries with national HPV vaccination programs [3].…”

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Knowledge gaps and acquisition about HPV and its vaccine among Brazilian medical students

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Objective To analyze factors associated with knowledge gaps and acquisition about HPV and its vaccine among medical students. Method Cross-sectional and analytical study conducted at the University of São Paulo Medicine School, in 2016. A convenience sample of students completed a data collection instrument containing questions on knowledge about HPV and its vaccine, and vaccine acceptability. The level of knowledge and acceptability established as a "good level" was 80% of correct answers on the questionnaire. Internal validity was calculated with Cronbach's alpha value (α) = 0.74. Bivariate and multiple analyzes were performed using the Stata® program (Stata Corp, College Station, USA) 14.0. Results To evaluate the internal consistency of the instrument applied, the Cronbach's alpha equation was used, obtaining the alpha value (α) = 0.74 for this population. This value attests that the consistency of the answers obtained with this questionnaire is considered substantial and acceptable. Among the 518 medical students who completed the survey, the majority were men 312 (60.4%) with a mean age of 23 (± 2.8) years old; 199 (38.3%) of the students were in the final years of graduation (5th and 6th years). Students in the first, second and third year of study had a 51% higher risk of a knowledge gap when compared to students in the final years of graduation [PR 1.51 (1.3:1.8); p <0.001]. Men were at 22% higher risk of unsatisfactory knowledge than women are [PR 1.22 (1.07: 1.39). There was no knowledge acquisition during medical school in the following questions (p <0.05), indication of vaccine for individuals with HIV and contraindication in pregnant patients.

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“…HPV, bir kişiden diğerine genital temas yoluyla, özellikle vajinal veya anal seks yoluyla bulaşır. 28,29 Serviks kanseri riski bilgisi ve eğitimi, hastalığın tanı ve tedavisinde çok önemlidir. Bu bağlamda, özellikle sağlık çalışanlarına büyük sorumluluk düşmektedir.…”

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Information, Attitudes and Behaviors of Midwives, Nurses Concerning Cervical Cancer, Human Papilloma Virus Infection and Vaccination-A Sample of Diyarbakır

Yi̇ği̇talp¹

2019

Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci

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Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Ebe ve hemşirelerin serviks kanseri ve "human papilloma virüs (HPV)" enfeksiyonu ilişkisi, "smear testi" ve HPV aşısı konusundaki bilgi, tutum ve davranışlarını değerlendirmektir. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Bu çalışma, 01-31 Temmuz 2018 tarihleri arasında Diyarbakır'da Sağlık Bakanlığına bağlı dört hastanede çalışan 453 ebe ve hemşire ile kesitsel tipte yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini 1.826 ebe ve hemşire oluşturmuştur. Katılımcıları belirlemede, olasılıklı örnekleme yöntemlerinden basit rastgele örnekleme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen veri toplama formu kullanılarak elde edilmiştir. Verilerin analizi SPSS 18,0 paket programı kullanarak yapılmıştır. İstatistiksel değerlendirmede yüzde, Pearson ki-kare testi, varyans analizleri (t-testi, ANOVA) kullanılmıştır. B Bu ul lg gu ul la ar r: : Kadın katılımcıların %55,5'inin düzenli jinekolojik muayene yaptırmadığı, %50,2'sinin şimdiye kadar "Pap smear" testi yaptırmadığı, tüm katılımcıların %48,8'inin HPV enfeksiyonu ve aşısıyla ilgili bilgi aldığı belirlenmiştir. Araştırmaya dâhil edilen katılımcıların %1,8 (hepsi kadın)'i HPV aşısı yaptırdığını, %15,9'u aşı yaptırmak istediğini belirtmiştir. Aşı yaptırmak isteyenlerin %77,2'si serviks kanserinden korunmak için olduğunu belirtmiştir. Katılımcıların eğitim durumu, çalıştığı hastane, HPV enfeksiyonu ve aşısıyla ilgili bilgi alma, HPV aşısı yaptırmış olma ve HPV aşısı yaptırmak isteme ile HPV enfeksiyonu ve aşısı bilgi düzeyleri arasında istatistiksel olarak ileri düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0,05). S So on nu uç ç: : Ebe ve hemşireler HPV enfeksiyonu ve aşısı ile ilgili kısmen yeterli bilgiye sahiptir. Serviks kanseri, HPV enfeksiyonu ve aşılarına yönelik mezuniyet öncesi eğitim ve hizmet içi eğitimlerin nicel ve nitel açıdan güçlendirilerek ebe ve hemşirelerin yeterli bilgiye ulaşması sağlanmalıdır.A An na ah h t ta ar r K Ke e l li i m me e l le er r: : Human papillomavirüs aşıları; hemşire; ebe; uterin servikal tümörler A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : Evaluate the information, attitudes and behaviors of midwives, nurses concerning the relationship of cervical cancer and human papilloma virus (HPV) infection, smear test and HPV vaccination. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : The cross-sectional study was implemented with 453 midwives, nurses working in four hospitals in the Ministry of Health in Diyarbakır between 01-31 July 2018. The research population consisted of 1,826 midwives/nurses. Simple random sampling technique was used to determine the participants. The data were obtained using a data collection form which was developed by the researchers. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 18.0 package program. Percentage, Pearson chi-square test, variance analyses (t-test, ANOVA) were used for statistical evaluation. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : It was determined that 55.5% of the female participants did not regularly get gynecological examination, 5...

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University Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cervical Cancer, Human Papillomavirus, and Human Papillomavirus Vaccines in Turkey

Abstract: The results of the present study show that female university students have low levels of awareness and knowledge toward cervical cancer risk factors, HPV, and HPV vaccination.

Cited by 20 publications

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Young university students and the knowledge about sexually transmitted infections

Young university students and the knowledge about sexually transmitted infections

Knowledge gaps and acquisition about HPV and its vaccine among Brazilian medical students

Information, Attitudes and Behaviors of Midwives, Nurses Concerning Cervical Cancer, Human Papilloma Virus Infection and Vaccination-A Sample of Diyarbakır

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