HPV Aşısı Hakkında Bilgi, Tutum ve Davranışların Değerlendirilmesi: İzmir’de Pediatri ve Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Asistanları Arasında Bir Anket Çalışması

Year 2024, Volume: 6 Issue: 4, 137 - 146, 06.11.2024

Nebahat Ermiş , Derşan Onur , Anıl Er , İlker Günay

https://doi.org/10.46969/EZH.1555150

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın birincil amacı, İzmir, Türkiye’deki Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum (OB/GYN) ve pediatri asistanlarının HPV aşısı hakkındaki bilgi, tutum ve davranışlarını değerlendirmektir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu kesitsel anket çalışması, Mayıs ve Temmuz 2019 tarihleri arasında İzmir, Türkiye’deki beş hastanede gerçekleştirildi. Veriler, 299 pediatri ve 126 OB/GYN asistanından çevrimiçi anket aracılığıyla elde edildi. İstatistiksel analizler SPSS® kullanılarak yapıldı.
Bulgular: Genel katılım oranı %72 idi. Asistanların sadece %25,2’si HPV aşısı hakkında yeterli bilgiye sahipti. OB/GYN asistanlarının bilgi puanları pediatri asistanlarına göre anlamlı derecede yüksekti (ortanca [IQR] = 9,4 [8,4-10,6] ve 8,4 [7,4-9,8], p=0,007). Asistanlar arasında aşılama oranı düşük olup, kadın asistanların aşılama oranı erkek asistanlara göre daha yüksekti (%13,6 ve %1,1, p<0,01). Asistanların %68,3’ü hem oğullarını hem de kızlarını aşılayacaklarını belirtirken, sadece %13,1’i hastalarına her zaman HPV aşısını tavsiye etmekteydi.
Sonuç: Çalışma, OB/GYN ve pediatri asistanlarının HPV aşısı hakkındaki bilgi ve aşılama oranlarının yetersiz olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Bu hekim gruplarına yönelik eğitim ve desteğin artırılması, HPV aşılama oranlarının iyileştirilmesi ve toplumda HPV ile ilişkili hastalıkların yaygınlığının azaltılması için önemlidir.

Keywords

HPV aşısı, Pediatrist, Jinekolojist, Asistan, bilgi, tutum ve davranış

Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices About HPV Vaccine: A Survey Study of Pediatric and Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents in İzmir, Türkiye

Abstract

Purpose: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) and pediatric residents in Izmir, Turkey, regarding the HPV vaccination.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional survey study was conducted in five hospitals in Izmir, Turkey, between May and July 2019. The data for this study were obtained from 299 pediatric and 126 OB/GYN residents via an online web-based questionnaire. The statistical analyses were performed using SPSS®.
Results: The overall participation rate was 72%. Only 25.2% of the participating residents demonstrated adequate knowledge about the HPV vaccine. The OB/GYN residents had significantly higher knowledge scores than the pediatric residents (median [IQR] = 9.4 [8.4-10.6] vs. 8.4 [7.4-9.8], p=0.007). The vaccination rate among residents was low, with female residents having higher rates of vaccination than male residents (13.6% vs. 1.1%, p<0.01). While 68.3% of residents indicated that they would vaccinate both their sons and daughters, only 13.1% always recommended the HPV vaccine to their patients.
Conclusion: This study revealed that the knowledge and vaccination rates of OB/GYN and pediatric residents regarding the HPV vaccine are insufficient. Enhancing education and support for these physician groups is crucial for improving HPV vaccination rates and reducing the prevalence of HPV-related diseases in the population.

Keywords

HPV vaccines, pediatrics, gynecologist, residency, health knowledge, attitudes, practice

Ethical Statement

The study was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of the University of Health Sciences Dr. Behçet Uz Childrenv’s Hospital (2019/351) in accordance with the ethical standards established in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments.

Supporting Institution

None

Thanks

The authors thank all the participating healthcare providers from Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Dr. Behçet Uz Pediatrics and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ege University, Dokuz Eylül University, and İzmir Katip Çelebi University.

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