A review of knowledge and attitudes of young people on cervical cancer and HPV vaccination
| Autor: | İlknur Münevver Gönenç, Serkan Yılmaz, Nazan Çakırer Çalbayram, Maryam Nazhad Abbas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Cervical cancer
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry 030503 health policy & services Public health Knowledge level Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Scopus Developing country medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Family medicine Epidemiology medicine Global health 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science business Developed country |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health. |
| ISSN: | 1613-2238 2198-1833 |
| Popis: | Cervical cancer is a significant global health concern worldwide, and the second most common cause of cancer mortality, especially in developing countries. Since young people are more affected by cervical cancer, we aimed to investigate young people’s knowledge of and attitudes towards cervical cancer and human papillomavirus vaccination by comparing developing and developed countries' results, by reviewing the published literature. Due to the medical nature of the question, the search was confined to Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Over 100 abstracts published up to March 2018 which included young people’s knowledge and attitudes were found. After a careful screening process of all authors, 50 of these articles were considered as appropriate, and reviewed. Human papillomavirus infection, cervical cancer, and human papillomavirus vaccines knowledge are generally low among young people. The knowledge level is higher in developed countries but is still insufficient. Cervical cancer is potentially preventable. Effective screening and education programs with regard to human papillomavirus vaccination and infection can lead to a significant reduction in morbidity and mortality. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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