Knowledge of HPV and HPV Vaccine among Women Ages 19 to 26
| Autor: | Sangita Devaskar, Lisa Stern, Zoe Unger, Abby Maitra, Ashlesha Patel, Julia E. Kohn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Health (social science) MEDLINE Uterine Cervical Neoplasms law.invention Young Adult Randomized controlled trial law Surveys and Questionnaires Maternity and Midwifery Health care Medicine Humans Papillomavirus Vaccines Papillomaviridae Young adult Reproductive health Gynecology biology business.industry Transmission (medicine) Papillomavirus Infections Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases Obstetrics and Gynecology Awareness Patient Acceptance of Health Care biology.organism_classification Health Surveys female genital diseases and pregnancy complications United States Socioeconomic Factors Family medicine Population study Female business |
| Zdroj: | Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. 25(5) |
| ISSN: | 1878-4321 |
| Popis: | Objective To describe knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccination among women ages 19 to 26 seeking a variety of services at reproductive health centers. A secondary objective was to identify common sources of HPV information. Methods Ten reproductive health centers enrolled 365 women ages 19 to 26 in a randomized, controlled trial to determine the effect of automated reminder messages on HPV vaccine completion. Using responses from a 61-item self-administered baseline questionnaire completed before initiating the HPV vaccine, this subanalysis assessed participants' knowledge regarding HPV and the HPV vaccine. Results Knowledge of HPV prevention, transmission, and disease outcomes among the study population was highly variable. The mean HPV knowledge score was 11.0 of a possible 19 (SD = 3.8). Most participants (77%) had heard of the HPV vaccine before completing the questionnaire and indicated that their primary sources of information about the vaccine were television ads (61%), health care providers (52%), and friends (45%). Conclusions Despite a relatively high awareness of the vaccine, specific knowledge regarding HPV and the HPV vaccine varied substantially and participant scores highlighted knowledge gaps among vaccine-eligible young women. Media, health care providers, and friends were identified by participants as sources of information and may influence their knowledge of HPV and the HPV vaccine. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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