کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2408936 1103197 2007 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Pediatrician knowledge and attitudes regarding human papillomavirus disease and its prevention
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی ایمونولوژی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Pediatrician knowledge and attitudes regarding human papillomavirus disease and its prevention
چکیده انگلیسی

Between 1 September and 8 October 2006, we used a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire in order to evaluate knowledge and attitudes regarding HPV disease and its prevention in a nationally representative sample of Italian pediatricians. Three hundred and eleven of the 400 enrolled physicians (175 primary care pediatricians, 160 hospital pediatricians and 65 residents in pediatrics) returned completed surveys (227 females; mean age ± standard deviation, 45.3 ± 11.61 years). The results showed a lack of knowledge concerning HPV disease and its prevention, with marginal differences between the subgroups, even though the majority would recommend HPV vaccination. These findings highlight an urgent need to improve pediatrician information in order to ensure the optimal implementation of HPV vaccination, and the adequate acceptability of HPV vaccines to adolescents and their parents.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Vaccine - Volume 25, Issue 35, 29 August 2007, Pages 6437–6446
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