Knowledge differences between male and female university students about human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer: Implications for health strategies and vaccination

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2010

Autores

Rui Medeitos (Autor) ICBAS; Diana Ramada (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Vaccine

Vol. 29 Nº 2

Páginas: 153-160

ISSN: 0264-410X

Editora: Elsevier

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 31 Citações

Scopus - 38 Citações

Pubmed / Medline

Classificação Científica

CORDIS: Ciências da Saúde

FOS: Ciências médicas e da saúde > Medicina básica

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-003-022

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.10.068

Resumo (PT): Knowledge about HPV and cervical cancer (CC) depends on several factors such as gender and education, which brings implications for health strategies and vaccination. A survey was conducted in Portugal with a representative sample of 1706 university students. Only 55.4% (n=945) had already heard of HPV, although 88.3% (n=834) from that know that is a risk factor for CC. 89% students (n=841) wants to be vaccinated against it, but only 13.8% stated as main reason to be vaccinated "prevention of the disease". Mean scores of knowledge were calculated. Statistical differences were found, regarding "CC knowledge", in gender (p<0.001) and between health sciences schools and non-health sciences schools (p<0.001). Differences regarding the study area in "knowledge and beliefs of HPV" (p<0.001) and in "relation between HPV and CC" (p<0.001) were found. Therefore, these differences may help to develop effective strategies that lead to decline CC incidence and mortality.

Abstract (EN): Knowledge about HPV and cervical cancer (CC) depends on several factors such as gender and education, which brings implications for health strategies and vaccination. A survey was conducted in Portugal with a representative sample of 1706 university students. Only 55.4% (n = 945) had already heard of HPV, although 88.3% (n = 834) from that know that is a risk factor for CC. 89% students (n = 841) wants to be vaccinated against it, but only 13.8% stated as main reason to be vaccinated "prevention of the disease". Mean scores of knowledge were calculated. Statistical differences were found, regarding "CC knowledge", in gender (p < 0.001) and between health sciences schools and non-health sciences schools (p < 0.001). Differences regarding the study area in "knowledge and beliefs of HPV" (p < 0.001) and in "relation between HPV and CC" (p < 0.001) were found. Therefore, these differences may help to develop effective strategies that lead to decline CC incidence and mortality.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 8