کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3951069 1600341 2013 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Knowledge of HPV infection and vaccination among vaccinated and unvaccinated teenaged girls
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی زنان، زایمان و بهداشت زنان
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Knowledge of HPV infection and vaccination among vaccinated and unvaccinated teenaged girls
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveTo 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.MethodsBetween May 15 and June 15, 2009, an anonymous questionnaire was given to 629 girls attending a secondary school in a northeastern Italian city (286 were vaccinated against HPV, 343 were unvaccinated) to investigate their knowledge on HPV infection, transmission, prevention, vaccination, and post-vaccination behaviors. The responses were evaluated with respect to the vaccination status of the participants.ResultsVaccinated teenaged girls had no more knowledge than unvaccinated ones about the route of HPV transmission, and the relationship between HPV and AIDS. Vaccinated girls had less knowledge than unvaccinated girls about preventing transmission by condom (P = 0.003) and about the correlation between HPV and penile cancer (P = 0.034) and warts (P = 0.001). Furthermore, compared with unvaccinated girls, more vaccinated girls believed that contraceptive pills might prevent HPV-related disease (P = 0.001). Vaccinated girls better understood the importance of performing regular Pap smears after vaccination (P = 0.021).ConclusionKnowledge on HPV infection and vaccination remains suboptimal, especially among vaccinated teenaged girls, despite a broad information campaign. Misconceptions about the utility of secondary prevention may increase risky sexual behaviors.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics - Volume 122, Issue 1, July 2013, Pages 48–51
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