Objective: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection causes a wide range of diseases, from genital warts to cervical cancer. Since HPV infection often progresses without symptoms, early diagnosis is difficult. The aim of the study is to determine the frequency of HPV positivity among women applying to KETEM polyclinic in Adıyaman province
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted through surveys among 273 women who applied to Adıyaman Central KETEM polyclinic. The applied questionnaire consists of 25 questions. Questionnaires were administered through face-to-face interviews. In addition to sociodemographic data, the questionnaires included questions about HPV vaccination. Chi-square, t-test and ANOVA tests were used as statistical analysis methods. p<0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 47.12±8.60. 83.9% of the participants were housewives, 63.5% described their economic status as medium, and 79.7% had health insurance. The frequency of those who had a PAP-smear test before was 89.7%, and the frequency of those who had a PAP-smear for regular health check-ups was 60%. 2.6% of PAP Smear test results were positive. The frequency of those who received the HPV vaccine was 3.7%. The frequency of those who thought that the HPV vaccine was protective against cancer was 41.0%. The frequency of those who had heard of the HPV vaccine was 20.7%, the frequency of those who wanted to get the HPV vaccine was 86.3%, and the frequency of those who were considering having their children vaccinated against HPV was 89.3%. Age, education level and employment status affect the level of awareness about the HPV vaccine (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The frequency of those who received the HPV vaccine was quite low. Although one fifth of the participants had heard of the HPV vaccine, the majority were not against getting both themselves and their children vaccinated against HPV.
This research complies with all the relevant national regulations, institutional policies and is in accordance the tenets of the Helsinki Declaration and has been approved by the Adıyaman University Non-Interventional Research Ethics Committee (decision dated 15.03.2022 and numbered 2022/3-29).
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Klinik Tıp Bilimleri (Diğer) |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makaleleri |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 30 Haziran 2024 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 15 Ocak 2024 |
Kabul Tarihi | 29 Mayıs 2024 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2024 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2 |