Methods Ten reproductive health centers enrolled 365 women ages 19 to 26 in a randomized, controlled trial to determine the effect of automated reminder messages on HPV vaccine completion. Using responses from a 61-item self-administered baseline questionnaire completed before initiating the HPV vaccine...
Vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection have the potential to reduce the burden of cervical cancer. School-based delivery of HPV vaccines is cost-effective and successful uptake depends on school teachers' knowledge and acceptability of the vaccine. The aim of this study is to assess...
Objective: To assess the knowledge of teenaged girls on human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and vaccination 12 months after the start of a vaccine administration and information campaign. Methods: Between May 15 and June 15, 2009, an anonymous questionnaire was given to 629 girls attending a sec...
Barriers to HPV vaccination include: lack of provider recommendations, lack of knowledge, lack of social support, unavailability of health care providers, difficulty in accessing services, as well as negative attitudes or beliefs about the HPV vaccine [4], [8], [9]. In the US, the HPV ...
Education level (P = .007), household income (P = .010), and having a child who had been offered the HPV vaccine (P = .041) were associated with adequate (≥65% accuracy) knowledge scores. Conclusion Knowledge of HPV, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccination was low in this urban...
Purpose Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection globally and is responsible for a variety of cancers in men and women. An effective HPV vaccine licensed for use in girls and boys has been indicated for—but is not widely implemented in—men who have sex wit...
High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) causes 99% of cervical cancer cases. Despite available prevention methods through the HPV vaccine and two screening modalities, women continue to die from cervical cancer worldwide. Cervical cancer is preventable, yet
Both students and parents seem to underestimate the likelihood of HPV infection, and this is associated with a lower propensity for vaccination. This is an important indication for future training programmes concerning HPV prevention designed to increase the acceptance of HPV vaccine in families.Peer...
Awareness: Knowledge of HPV as the cause of cervical cancer and awareness of the existence of a vaccine to protect against infection was universal among participants. There were however some misconceptions about the range of viruses that the vaccine protected against. For instance, some participants ...
Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection, Cervical Cancer, and HPV Vaccine and its Correlates among Medical Students in Southwest China: a Multi-center Cross-sectional Survey 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 115 作者: Y Wen,XF Pan,ZM Zhao,F Chen,CX Yang 展开 摘要: BACK...