THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS AND HEALTH BELIEFS OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF HEALTH SERVICES STUDENTS ABOUT HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV) AND VACCINE

Year 2022, , 180 - 198, 10.03.2022

Seçil Güneysu Tunaman , Nergiz Eryılmaz , Barış Kösretaş

https://doi.org/10.33715/inonusaglik.1053013

Cited By: 4

Abstract

This research was planned to determine the knowledge levels and health beliefs of health services vocational school students about HPV and its vaccine. The research is descriptive. The study was conducted in Vocational School of Health Services of the public university with 275 female students who were attending 1st grade was participated from August 2020 to September 2020. The data were collected using the participant information form and Health Belief Model Scale for Human Papilloma Virus and its Vaccination. Obtained data were interpreted using frequency tables and descriptive statistics in SPSS 24 program. It was determined that students (100.0%) received their HPV knowledge from their school education, (70.5%) did not receive information about the HPV vaccine, students (56.4%) were unaware that HPV was a risk factor for cervical cancer, (98.5%) did not get the HPV vaccine. The seriousness perception scores of those who had HPV knowledge beforehand were significantly higher than those who did not. The results of the current study indicated that students’ knowledge about HPV and its vaccination is limited and it will contribute to planning of education programs that will be given to students about HPV.

Keywords

Female university students, Health belief model, Human papilloma virus

Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu Öğrencilerinin Human Papilloma Virüsü (HPV) ve Aşısına Yönelik Bilgi Düzeyleri ve Sağlık İnançları

Abstract

Bu araştırma, sağlık hizmetleri meslek yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin HPV ve aşısına ilişkin bilgi düzeylerini ve sağlık inançlarını belirlemek amacı ile planlanmıştır. Araştırma, tanımlayıcı tiptedir. Ağustos- Ekim 2020 tarihleri arasında bir devlet üniversitesinin sağlık yüksekokulunda yürütülmüştür ve 275 öğrenci katılmıştır. Araştırma verileri “Katılımcı Bilgi Formu” ve “Human Papilloma Virüs Enfeksiyonu ve Aşılamasına ilişkin Sağlık İnanç Modeli Ölçeği” ile toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 24 programında frekans tabloları ve tanımlayıcı istatistikler kullanılarak yorumlanmıştır. Öğrencilerin tamamının (%100.0) HPV bilgisini okul eğitimlerinden aldığı, %70.5’inin HPV aşısı hakkında bilgi almadığı, %56.4’ünün HPV’nin serviks kanseri risk faktörü olduğunu bilmediği, %98.5’inin ise HPV aşısı yaptırmadığı belirlenmiştir. HPV ile ilgili bilgi sahibi olanların, bilgi sahibi olmayanlara göre ölçek puanlarının daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışmada öğrencilerin HPV ve aşısı ile ilgili bilgilerinin sınırlı olduğu bulunmuştur. Bu sonuçların öğrencilere HPV ile ilgili verilecek eğitim programlarının planlanmasına katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Human papilloma virus aşısı, Kız üniversite öğrencileri, Sağlık inanç modeli

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