Knowledge on cervical cancer and perceived barriers to the uptake of HPV vaccination among health professionals.

Autor: Chellapandian P; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Panimalar College of Nursing, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Myneni S; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Ravikumar D; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Padmanaban P; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., James KM; Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Panimalar College of Nursing, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Kunasekaran VM; Department of Community Health Nursing, Panimalar College of Nursing, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Manickaraj RGJ; Department of Mental Health Nursing, Panimalar College of Nursing, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Puthota Arokiasamy C; Medical Records Department (MRD), Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Sivagananam P; Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Panimalar College of Nursing, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Balu P; Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Panimalar College of Nursing, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Meesala Chelladurai U; Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Panimalar College of Nursing, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Veeraraghavan VP; Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Velappanchavadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 077, India., Baluswamy G; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Nalinakumari Sreekandan R; Departments of Clinical Skills and Simulation, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Kamaraj D; Department of Pharmacology and Division of Clinical Research - Department of Research, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Deiva Suga SS; Department of Microbiology, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Kullappan M; Department of Research, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Mallavarapu Ambrose J; Department of Research, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Kamineni SRT; Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India., Surapaneni KM; Departments of Biochemistry, Clinical Skills and Simulation and Research, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India. krishnamohan.surapaneni@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC women's health [BMC Womens Health] 2021 Feb 12; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 65. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 12.
DOI: 10.1186/s12905-021-01205-8
Abstrakt: Background: Despite the fact that cervical cancer is preventable and curable in the early stages, it still remains to be a major public health problem in India. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and awareness regarding the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination among health care professionals working in a tertiary care hospital in urban India.
Methods: To this aim, we conducted a cross-sectional study among 318 health care professionals working in tertiary hospitals across Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Our research group designed a structured questionnaire with 31 items to assess the knowledge and attitudes on cervical cancer, its prevention, and HPV vaccination.
Results: Among the 318 respondents, 90.6% were aware of cervical cancer, 83.3% were aware that PAP (Papanicolaou) smear test detects cervical cancer, and 86.2% of the respondents knew that HPV causes cervical cancer. 29.2% of the eligible respondents underwent the screening against cervical cancer, and 19.8% of the study participants were vaccinated for HPV. Only 34.9% know that the HPV vaccine could be given to boys. The most common reason for not being vaccinated against HPV was the lack of awareness. In our study, 77.2% of the respondents were willing to be vaccinated and recommend HPV vaccination to their family members.
Conclusion: From this study, it was evident that there is a lack of awareness about HPV vaccination and its importance in preventing cervical cancer among healthcare professionals. Our finding clearly establishes the need to devise intervention programs to promote vaccination against HPV and periodical screening for cervical cancer among healthcare professionals.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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