HPV vaccine acceptance among female Greek students
| Autor: | Nikoleta M Nikolakopoulou, Giannoula D. Bakogianni, Konstantinos M. Nikolakopoulos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Genital warts Papillomavirus Vaccines Young Adult medicine Humans Young adult Adverse effect Cervix Gynecology Cervical cancer Greece business.industry Papillomavirus Infections Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease female genital diseases and pregnancy complications medicine.anatomical_structure Health promotion Condylomata Acuminata Family medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business |
| Zdroj: | International journal of adolescent medicine and health. 22(2) |
| ISSN: | 0334-0139 |
| Popis: | The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects against HPV-related disease. The aim of this study was to assess acceptance of HPV vaccination among female Greek students. A sample of 573 students aged 18-25 years participated in the present study. Interviews were performed using a structured questionnaire. Of the respondents, 3% were not aware of the HPV vaccine. Of the subjects, 10.47% had been administered the HPV vaccine. Of the respondents who had not been administered the vaccine, 43.86% were not willing to accept it because of the rumors of serious side effects. The results highlight the need for additional education and health promotion regarding HPV vaccination and cervical cancer prevention. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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