Determination of the Level of Knowledge about the Human Papilloma Virus and the Vaccine: A Sample of a District

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: This study aims to determine adult individuals’ level of knowledge about the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and the HPV vaccine. Methods: The sample of this descriptive study was composed of 1045 men and women who were aged 18 and above and lived in a district center. Data were collected through the “Personal Information Form” and the “Human Papilloma Virus Knowledge Scale (HPV-KS)”. Data collected from the study were analyzed using the SPSS for Windows 16.0 program. Data analysis included percentage distributions, Mann Whitney U test, and Kruskal Wallis analysis. Statistical significance was accepted as p<0.05. Results: The average age of the participants was 32.29, and none of the participants were vaccinated against HPV. Total scores obtained from the HPV-KS was 12.61±9.52, and the results showed that 56.8% of the participants heard of HPV, 64.9% heard of the HPV test, and 23.2% heard of the HPV vaccine. When the participants' HPV Knowledge Scale score was compared with the status of hearing about HPV, hearing about HPV testing, and hearing about the HPV vaccine, it was determined that the scale sub-dimensions and total score averages differed at a statistically significant level. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the participants had a lack of knowledge about HPV. Increasing awareness of individuals is an important factor in the elimination of cervical cancer. Keywords: Human Papilloma Virus; Human Papilloma Virus vaccine; cervical cancer

Keywords

• human papilloma virüs
• human papilloma virüs vaccines
• cervical cancer

Human Papilloma Virüsü ve Aşısına Yönelik Bilgi Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi: Bir İlçe Örneği

Abstract

Giriş: Bu araştırmada yetişkin bireylerin Human Papilloma Virüsü (HPV) ve HPV aşısına yönelik bilgi düzeylerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç- Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte yapılan araştırmanın örneklemini bir ilçe merkezinde yaşayan on sekiz yaş üzeri 1045 kadın ve erkek oluşturdu. Veriler “Kişisel Bilgi Formu” ve “Human Papilloma Virüsü Bilgi Ölçeği (HPV-BÖ)” kullanılarak toplandı. Araştırmada elde edilen veriler SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) for Windows 16.0 programı kullanılarak analiz edildi. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde yüzdelik dağılım, Mann Whitney U testi, ve Kruskal Wallis analizi kullanıldı. İstatistiksel değerlendirmede p<0.05 düzeyi anlamlı kabul edildi. Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 32.29 olup tamamı HPV aşısı yaptırmamıştır. HPV-BÖ’den alınan toplam puan 12.61±9.52 iken katılımcıların %56.8’i HPV’yi, %64.9’u HPV testini, %23.2’si HPV aşısını duyduğu belirlenmiştir. Katılımcılardan kadınların, lisansüstü eğitimi olan, CYBE hakkında bilgisi olan ve ailesinde kanser öyküsü olanların HPV-BÖ toplam skorlarının yüksek olduğu belirlendi. Katılımcıların HPV Bilgi Ölçeği puanı ile HPV’yi duyma, HPV testini duyma ve HPV aşısını duyma durumu ile karşılaştırıldığında, ölçek alt boyutları ve toplam puan ortalamalarının istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde farklılaştığı tespit edildi. Sonuç: Araştırma sonuçlarına göre katılımcıların HPV hakkında bilgi eksikliklerinin olduğu belirlenmiştir. Serviks kanserinin eliminasyonunda bireylerin farkındalıklarının artırılması önem arz etmektedir.

Keywords

• Human Papilloma virüs
• Human Papilloma virüs aşısı
• servikal kanser

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