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Perceptions, Knowledge and Attitudes among Young Adults about Prevention of HPV Infection and Immunization
Introduction: Human papilloma virus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and is widely known as the main causative agent for cervical cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions, knowledge and attitudes of young Greek adults concerning prevention of HP...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9498464/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36141333 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091721 |
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author | Sidiropoulou, Maria Gerogianni, Georgia Kourti, Freideriki Eleni Pappa, Despoina Zartaloudi, Afroditi Koutelekos, Ioannis Dousis, Evangelos Margari, Nikoletta Mangoulia, Polyxeni Ferentinou, Eftychia Giga, Anna Zografakis-Sfakianakis, Michail Dafogianni, Chrysoula |
author_facet | Sidiropoulou, Maria Gerogianni, Georgia Kourti, Freideriki Eleni Pappa, Despoina Zartaloudi, Afroditi Koutelekos, Ioannis Dousis, Evangelos Margari, Nikoletta Mangoulia, Polyxeni Ferentinou, Eftychia Giga, Anna Zografakis-Sfakianakis, Michail Dafogianni, Chrysoula |
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description | Introduction: Human papilloma virus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and is widely known as the main causative agent for cervical cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions, knowledge and attitudes of young Greek adults concerning prevention of HPV infection and HPV immunization. Material and Methods: This constitutes a cross-sectional online survey. A convenience sample of young Greek adults (n = 883) residing in Greece, aged 17 to more than 35 years was surveyed from December 2020 to March 2021. Two validated questionnaires were used to collect data. Results: Participants demonstrated moderate knowledge about HPV infection and vaccination, with a mean knowledge score of 53.26 (SD ± 20.65) and 38.92 (SD ± 17.58), respectively. Cronbach’s alpha value was 0.77 and 0.80. Female participants were better informed than males. Approximately 52.3% of respondents had been vaccinated and 65.5% were willing to get vaccinated in the future. Vaccination rate was significantly associated with gender (OR = 11.99; 99% CI = 6.59–21.84), knowledge about the HPV vaccine (OR = 1.04; 99% CI = 1.03–1.04) and age (OR = 0.07; 99% CI = 0.03–0.15). Reasons for vaccine refusal were insufficient information (36.8%) and fear of side effects (19%). Correlates of positive vaccination intention were knowledge about HPV (OR = 1.02; 99% CI = 1.01–1.02). Conclusions: The findings suggest that the Greek government’s continuing HPV promotion efforts and education on the risks of HPV infection among young people are likely to increase vaccination acceptance among this group. |
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spelling | pubmed-94984642022-09-23 Perceptions, Knowledge and Attitudes among Young Adults about Prevention of HPV Infection and Immunization Sidiropoulou, Maria Gerogianni, Georgia Kourti, Freideriki Eleni Pappa, Despoina Zartaloudi, Afroditi Koutelekos, Ioannis Dousis, Evangelos Margari, Nikoletta Mangoulia, Polyxeni Ferentinou, Eftychia Giga, Anna Zografakis-Sfakianakis, Michail Dafogianni, Chrysoula Healthcare (Basel) Article Introduction: Human papilloma virus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and is widely known as the main causative agent for cervical cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions, knowledge and attitudes of young Greek adults concerning prevention of HPV infection and HPV immunization. Material and Methods: This constitutes a cross-sectional online survey. A convenience sample of young Greek adults (n = 883) residing in Greece, aged 17 to more than 35 years was surveyed from December 2020 to March 2021. Two validated questionnaires were used to collect data. Results: Participants demonstrated moderate knowledge about HPV infection and vaccination, with a mean knowledge score of 53.26 (SD ± 20.65) and 38.92 (SD ± 17.58), respectively. Cronbach’s alpha value was 0.77 and 0.80. Female participants were better informed than males. Approximately 52.3% of respondents had been vaccinated and 65.5% were willing to get vaccinated in the future. Vaccination rate was significantly associated with gender (OR = 11.99; 99% CI = 6.59–21.84), knowledge about the HPV vaccine (OR = 1.04; 99% CI = 1.03–1.04) and age (OR = 0.07; 99% CI = 0.03–0.15). Reasons for vaccine refusal were insufficient information (36.8%) and fear of side effects (19%). Correlates of positive vaccination intention were knowledge about HPV (OR = 1.02; 99% CI = 1.01–1.02). Conclusions: The findings suggest that the Greek government’s continuing HPV promotion efforts and education on the risks of HPV infection among young people are likely to increase vaccination acceptance among this group. MDPI 2022-09-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9498464/ /pubmed/36141333 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091721 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Sidiropoulou, Maria Gerogianni, Georgia Kourti, Freideriki Eleni Pappa, Despoina Zartaloudi, Afroditi Koutelekos, Ioannis Dousis, Evangelos Margari, Nikoletta Mangoulia, Polyxeni Ferentinou, Eftychia Giga, Anna Zografakis-Sfakianakis, Michail Dafogianni, Chrysoula Perceptions, Knowledge and Attitudes among Young Adults about Prevention of HPV Infection and Immunization |
title | Perceptions, Knowledge and Attitudes among Young Adults about Prevention of HPV Infection and Immunization |
title_full | Perceptions, Knowledge and Attitudes among Young Adults about Prevention of HPV Infection and Immunization |
title_fullStr | Perceptions, Knowledge and Attitudes among Young Adults about Prevention of HPV Infection and Immunization |
title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions, Knowledge and Attitudes among Young Adults about Prevention of HPV Infection and Immunization |
title_short | Perceptions, Knowledge and Attitudes among Young Adults about Prevention of HPV Infection and Immunization |
title_sort | perceptions, knowledge and attitudes among young adults about prevention of hpv infection and immunization |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9498464/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36141333 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091721 |
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