Italian Health Care Workers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Human Papillomavirus Infection and Prevention

Autor: Giancarlo Icardi, Francesca Fortunato, Domenico Martinelli, Alfredo Montecucco, Daniela Amicizia, Valentino Tisa, Filippo Ansaldi, Rosa Prato, Alessia Manca, Vincenzo Restivo, Maria Francesca Piazza, Cecilia Trucchi
Přispěvatelé: Trucchi C., Restivo V., Amicizia D., Fortunato F., Manca A., Martinelli D., Montecucco A., Piazza M.F., Prato R., Tisa V., Ansaldi F., Icardi G.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Adult
Male
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
medicine.medical_specialty
HPV
knowledge
genetic structures
Health Personnel
Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
lcsh:Medicine
Scientific literature
immunization
Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
prevention
Attitude
Awareness
Healthcare workers
HPV
Immunization
Knowledge
Practice
Prevention
Sexually transmitted infection
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Italy
Middle Aged
Papillomavirus Vaccines
Papillomavirus Infections
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Surveys and Questionnaires
vaccine
Intervention (counseling)
Health care
medicine
Humans
Attitude
Awareness
Healthcare workers
Immunization
Knowledge
Practice
Prevention
Sexually transmitted infection
Vaccine
awareness
Papillomavirus Vaccines
sexually transmitted infection
030212 general & internal medicine
Human papillomavirus
business.industry
healthcare workers
Papillomavirus Infections
lcsh:R
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Middle Aged
Product characteristics
practice
Cross-Sectional Studies
Italy
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Family medicine
attitude
Multicenter survey
Propensity score matching
Female
business
Zdroj: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 5278, p 5278 (2020)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 17
Issue 15
ISSN: 1661-7827
1660-4601
Popis: Objective: To assess healthcare workers&rsquo
knowledge and attitudes about human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, related diseases, and prevention. Methods: A cross-sectional multicenter survey about HPV and its prevention, targeted to healthcare workers involved in HPV vaccine counseling, was performed from May 2017 to December 2018. Results: The overall median knowledge and attitude scores were 69.2% (25&ndash
75, p = 61.5&ndash
84.6) and 5 (25&ndash
75, p = 4&ndash
5), respectively. Both knowledge and attitudes statistically significantly differ between physicians and healthcare professions. The median propensity score before and after the educational intervention was stable and high, at 10 (25&ndash
75, p = 9&ndash
10). The predictors of statistically significantly high knowledge scores are to be a physician, general practitioner, or pediatrician, attending courses/congresses, and consulting technical product characteristics and scientific literature to obtain information about the HPV vaccine. Being a physician and consulting scientific literature to obtain information about the HPV vaccine were found also as predictors of statistically significantly different attitude scores among study participants. Conclusions: Although healthcare workers showed overall positive attitudes towards the relevance of HPV burden and prevention tools, demonstrated knowledge was largely suboptimal, particularly that shown by healthcare professions. Obtained results allow highlighting knowledge gaps, and thus improving counselling to HPV vaccine targets.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz: