Assessing the Effectiveness of Web-Based Modules on Human Papillomavirus Among Dental and Dental Hygiene Students
| Autor: | Anubhuti Shukla, Aparna Chintapalli, Mohammed Khader Alisha Bin Ahmed, Kelly Welch, Alessandro Villa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Adult
Male Dental school curriculum Human papillomavirus Nursing Cervical Cancer Clinical Research Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Papillomavirus Vaccines Dental/Oral and Craniofacial Disease Students Papillomaviridae Cancer Pediatric Practice Internet Health Knowledge Prevention Papillomavirus Infections Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human Papillomavirus Viruses Oropharyngeal cancers Oral Hygiene Oropharyngeal Neoplasms Infectious Diseases Oncology Attitudes Public Health and Health Services Dental Sexually Transmitted Infections Female Dental students Public Health |
| Zdroj: | Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, vol 38, iss 2 |
| Popis: | Literature suggests that deficiencies among dental professional students in both knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) and its association with oropharyngeal cancers (OPC), as well as its risk factors implicating the prevalence of HPV, may be due to the lack of HPV-related education during professional schooling. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an online learning tool to educate dental and dental hygiene students about HPV and its association with OPC, rapidly evolving disease patterns, and dental professionals' role in HPV-associated OPC prevention efforts. A three-section online learning module was developed to improve dental professionals' comfort levels with, and knowledge of, HPV. The participants were recruited to participate in surveys before and after the intervention. Descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis were computed to study the effectiveness of the modules in improving the knowledge of students about this topic. Pre-intervention survey participants totaled 142, and 107 participants answered the post-intervention survey. The majority of the study participants had some baseline understanding of HPV prior to accessing the modules. After reviewing the modules, there was a statistically significant increase in the proportion of respondents who identified OPC (p = 0.01), vaginal cancer (0.02), vulvar cancer (0.04), and penile cancer (0.01) as associated with HPV. A gap in the understanding of HPV vaccine-eligible groups was noted in almost half of the participants; while most participants could correctly identify that boys and girls aged 9-12years were eligible to get the vaccine, the gap in knowledge in this regard was related to "25-year-old with an abnormal pap result." Due to the evolving nature of this topic, there is a need to find new and effective methods of disseminating HPV-related information among the existing and future dental workforce. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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