A Longitudinal KAP Study on HPV Immunised Adolescents’ in Malaysia
| Autor: | Abdul Nazer Ali, Mohd. Zahid Iqbal, Jong Shi Jie, Nazer Zulfikar Ahmed, Thamir M. Alshammari, Sunil Prajapati |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pharmacology
Sexually transmitted disease Longitudinal study Descriptive statistics Wilcoxon signed-rank test business.industry Repeated measures design lcsh:RZ409.7-999 Test (assessment) 03 medical and health sciences symbols.namesake 0302 clinical medicine Bonferroni correction adolescents human papilloma virus hpv vaccination kap repeated measures 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis symbols Population study Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business lcsh:Miscellaneous systems and treatments Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Natural Remedies, Vol 18, Iss 3, Pp 86-99 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2320-3358 0972-5547 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection is the most frequently encountered sexually transmitted disease. Lack of HPV knowledge and vaccination intentions are the main concern for its high prevalence. The primary outcome measure were to assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception (KAP) levels among HPV vaccinated secondary school adolescents and estimate the impact of educational intervention through repeated measures. Methods: A longitudinal study was performed using pre-validated questionnaire and educational pamphlet as study and intervention tools. The survey was conducted in three phases, (0, .5 and 3-6 months). The scores were categorized based on original blooms cut-off scale. Descriptive statistics for categorical data and Friedman's test for repeated measures followed by pos hoc Wilcoxon signed rank test with Bonferroni correction (type-1 error) was used for inferential statistics. Result: The research findings showed significant differences (pConclusion: Educational pamphlet significantly increased knowledge and KAP scores about HPV in the study population, regardless of socio-demographic characteristics among the study population. Effective, informative and appropriate educational protocols designed for the target population using 'Spaced Repetition-Based Educational Intervention' are particularly important for better and sustained outcomes. |
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