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Parental knowledge, views, and perceptions of human papilloma virus infection and vaccination-cross-sectional descriptive study
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a highly contagious virus that is linked to cervical cancer and is a major public health issue. Saudi Arabia national efforts aimed to have females aged 9-25 years to receive the available vaccine. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to explore parental knowledge, views, and pe...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10131950/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37122659 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1673_22 |
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author | Tobaiqy, Mansour A. Mehdar, Safaa A. Altayeb, Tasneem I. Saad, Tala M. Alqutub, Sulafa T. |
author_facet | Tobaiqy, Mansour A. Mehdar, Safaa A. Altayeb, Tasneem I. Saad, Tala M. Alqutub, Sulafa T. |
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description | Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a highly contagious virus that is linked to cervical cancer and is a major public health issue. Saudi Arabia national efforts aimed to have females aged 9-25 years to receive the available vaccine. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to explore parental knowledge, views, and perceptions around HPV in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross-sectional online questionnaire was used through direct interview to collect information from a group of parents attending King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire comprised items including demographics, knowledge, views, and perceptions of HPV infection and vaccination. RESULTS: Of the 500 parents who participated in this study, only 54 (11%) had heard about HPV being associated with cervical cancer. The majority of the participants reported being from the middle social class (n = 472, 94.4%). The vast majority (n = 483, 96.8%) had never heard of the HPV vaccine and (n = 470, 94%) were unwilling to vaccinate their daughters. The primary reported reason behind refusing the vaccine was the lack of information on the importance of HPV vaccination (n = 426, 85.2%). The majority (n = 419, 83.8%) believed that there was insufficient information regarding vaccine safety and efficacy. Participants suggested ways to increase vaccination acceptance like social media awareness (n = 369, 73.8%), educational seminars in schools (n = 254, 50.8%), and a governmental platform (n = 218, 43.6%) providing information on HPV infection and promoting vaccination. CONCLUSION: Parents in the present study demonstrated a substantial lack of knowledge about HPV infection and vaccination, which may necessitate the establishment of national awareness campaigns. |
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spelling | pubmed-101319502023-04-27 Parental knowledge, views, and perceptions of human papilloma virus infection and vaccination-cross-sectional descriptive study Tobaiqy, Mansour A. Mehdar, Safaa A. Altayeb, Tasneem I. Saad, Tala M. Alqutub, Sulafa T. J Family Med Prim Care Original Article Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a highly contagious virus that is linked to cervical cancer and is a major public health issue. Saudi Arabia national efforts aimed to have females aged 9-25 years to receive the available vaccine. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to explore parental knowledge, views, and perceptions around HPV in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross-sectional online questionnaire was used through direct interview to collect information from a group of parents attending King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire comprised items including demographics, knowledge, views, and perceptions of HPV infection and vaccination. RESULTS: Of the 500 parents who participated in this study, only 54 (11%) had heard about HPV being associated with cervical cancer. The majority of the participants reported being from the middle social class (n = 472, 94.4%). The vast majority (n = 483, 96.8%) had never heard of the HPV vaccine and (n = 470, 94%) were unwilling to vaccinate their daughters. The primary reported reason behind refusing the vaccine was the lack of information on the importance of HPV vaccination (n = 426, 85.2%). The majority (n = 419, 83.8%) believed that there was insufficient information regarding vaccine safety and efficacy. Participants suggested ways to increase vaccination acceptance like social media awareness (n = 369, 73.8%), educational seminars in schools (n = 254, 50.8%), and a governmental platform (n = 218, 43.6%) providing information on HPV infection and promoting vaccination. CONCLUSION: Parents in the present study demonstrated a substantial lack of knowledge about HPV infection and vaccination, which may necessitate the establishment of national awareness campaigns. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023-03 2023-03-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10131950/ /pubmed/37122659 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1673_22 Text en Copyright: © 2023 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Tobaiqy, Mansour A. Mehdar, Safaa A. Altayeb, Tasneem I. Saad, Tala M. Alqutub, Sulafa T. Parental knowledge, views, and perceptions of human papilloma virus infection and vaccination-cross-sectional descriptive study |
title | Parental knowledge, views, and perceptions of human papilloma virus infection and vaccination-cross-sectional descriptive study |
title_full | Parental knowledge, views, and perceptions of human papilloma virus infection and vaccination-cross-sectional descriptive study |
title_fullStr | Parental knowledge, views, and perceptions of human papilloma virus infection and vaccination-cross-sectional descriptive study |
title_full_unstemmed | Parental knowledge, views, and perceptions of human papilloma virus infection and vaccination-cross-sectional descriptive study |
title_short | Parental knowledge, views, and perceptions of human papilloma virus infection and vaccination-cross-sectional descriptive study |
title_sort | parental knowledge, views, and perceptions of human papilloma virus infection and vaccination-cross-sectional descriptive study |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10131950/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37122659 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1673_22 |
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