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Evaluation of the knowledge levels of university students about Human Papilloma Virus

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Evaluation of the knowledge levels of university students about Human Papilloma Virus

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Aim: Human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most common viral infection agent of the reproductive system. A large portion of sexually active women and men are infected with this virus at some point in their lives. The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of university students about HPV vaccines. Materials and Methods: The research survey was applied to volunteer university students as an online Google survey. The survey form consists of a total of 23 questions aimed at evaluating demographic information and knowledge about HPV vaccines. The results were transferred to spreadsheets and evaluated using Microsoft Excel and SPSS Version 25.0 statistical package programs. Results: A total of 300 students participated in the study. According to the descriptive statistics results, 71% of the participants were female, 92% were studying in the health field (medicine, dentistry, first and emergency aid, physiotherapy, nursing, etc.) and 8% were studying in departments other than health. While 7% of the students stated that they had received the HPV vaccine, 36% stated that they wanted to receive the HPV vaccine; 45% were undecided about getting vaccinated. While 63% of the students thought that HPV vaccines should be included in the routine vaccination schedule; 33% were hesitant. When asked the question “If you recommend the HPV vaccine, to whom would you recommend it?”, 17 of the students responded “To women and men with a family history of cervical cancer”, 208 of the students responded “to both men and women”, 43 of them responded “to all women”, and 10 of them responded only “to women with a family history of cervical cancer”; 22 of the students reported that they did not recommend the HPV vaccine. When the reasons for not recommending the HPV vaccine were examined, 10 of the students stated that they did not recommend the HPV vaccine due to doubts about the safety of the vaccine, 10 of them stated that they were afraid of possible negative outcomes, and 2 of them stated that they did not recommend the HPV vaccine due to difficulties in receiving adequate counseling. Conclusion: Our study found that university students have low knowledge about HPV vaccine and infection and the vaccination rate is also low (7%). Multidisciplinary public health studies should be conducted to provide the necessary education and counseling to ensure that university students are informed about HPV vaccine.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Destekleyen Kurum

No.

Proje Numarası

yoktur

Etik Beyan

The ethics committee of the study was obtained from the Sakarya University Non-Interventional Ethics Committee (Issue no: E-71522473-050.04-349270-86).

Teşekkür

No.

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Mikrobiyoloji (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

31 Aralık 2024

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Aralık 2024

Gönderilme Tarihi

16 Kasım 2024

Kabul Tarihi

9 Aralık 2024

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2024 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA
Körmen, A., Arslan, A., Yaran, Z., Kaya, G., & Altındiş, M. (2024). Evaluation of the knowledge levels of university students about Human Papilloma Virus. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research, 8(3), 242-247. https://doi.org/10.34084/bshr.1585878
AMA
1.Körmen A, Arslan A, Yaran Z, Kaya G, Altındiş M. Evaluation of the knowledge levels of university students about Human Papilloma Virus. J Biotechnol and Strategic Health Res. 2024;8(3):242-247. doi:10.34084/bshr.1585878
Chicago
Körmen, Ahmet, Arda Arslan, Zümra Yaran, Gülsüm Kaya, ve Mustafa Altındiş. 2024. “Evaluation of the knowledge levels of university students about Human Papilloma Virus”. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research 8 (3): 242-47. https://doi.org/10.34084/bshr.1585878.
EndNote
Körmen A, Arslan A, Yaran Z, Kaya G, Altındiş M (01 Aralık 2024) Evaluation of the knowledge levels of university students about Human Papilloma Virus. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research 8 3 242–247.
IEEE
[1]A. Körmen, A. Arslan, Z. Yaran, G. Kaya, ve M. Altındiş, “Evaluation of the knowledge levels of university students about Human Papilloma Virus”, J Biotechnol and Strategic Health Res, c. 8, sy 3, ss. 242–247, Ara. 2024, doi: 10.34084/bshr.1585878.
ISNAD
Körmen, Ahmet - Arslan, Arda - Yaran, Zümra - Kaya, Gülsüm - Altındiş, Mustafa. “Evaluation of the knowledge levels of university students about Human Papilloma Virus”. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research 8/3 (01 Aralık 2024): 242-247. https://doi.org/10.34084/bshr.1585878.
JAMA
1.Körmen A, Arslan A, Yaran Z, Kaya G, Altındiş M. Evaluation of the knowledge levels of university students about Human Papilloma Virus. J Biotechnol and Strategic Health Res. 2024;8:242–247.
MLA
Körmen, Ahmet, vd. “Evaluation of the knowledge levels of university students about Human Papilloma Virus”. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research, c. 8, sy 3, Aralık 2024, ss. 242-7, doi:10.34084/bshr.1585878.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Körmen, Arda Arslan, Zümra Yaran, Gülsüm Kaya, Mustafa Altındiş. Evaluation of the knowledge levels of university students about Human Papilloma Virus. J Biotechnol and Strategic Health Res. 01 Aralık 2024;8(3):242-7. doi:10.34084/bshr.1585878