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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2019

Nurses' Knowledge and Opinions on HPV Vaccination: a Cross-Sectional Study from Istanbul.

Ayse Filiz Gokmen Karasu, Ilknur Adanir, Serdar Aydin, Gulsah Keskin Ilhan, Tugba Ofli

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ayse Filiz Gokmen KarasuFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı Vatan Caddesi, Fatih, 34093, İstanbul, Turkey. afgokmen@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7480-4691
Ilknur AdanirFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı Vatan Caddesi, Fatih, 34093, İstanbul, Turkey.
Serdar AydinFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı Vatan Caddesi, Fatih, 34093, İstanbul, Turkey.
Gulsah Keskin IlhanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Suleymaniye Maternity Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tugba OfliFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı Vatan Caddesi, Fatih, 34093, İstanbul, Turkey.
Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi · TRZübeyde Hanim Maternity Hospital · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Implementing a HPV vaccination program is currently under evaluation by the Turkish health ministry. For screening and vaccination programs to be successful, the cooperation of nurses is essential. We aimed to evaluate (1) basic knowledge of nurses and nursing interns regarding HPV infection and cervical cancer, (2) their attitudes towards smear testing and HPV vaccination, and (3) their viewpoint on vaccination of school age children. This cross-sectional study was undertaken at Bezmialem Vakif University. The survey was designed to assess knowledge about HPV infection, Pap smear testing, cervical cancer, HPV vaccine, attitudes towards HPV vaccination, and school-based vaccination programs. Validity content was determined by expert gynecologists, and a pilot study was performed on 10 nurses. A total of 550 questionnaires were handed out; 499 were completed. Our response rate was 90.7%. Fifty-nine participants answered all the knowledge questions correctly. The calculated knowledge score of the female participants was 6.99 ± 2.22, the male participants was 5.89 ± 2.92. Female participants were more knowledgeable (p < 0.0001). Out of the 353 female participants, 18.6% (n = 66) had undergone smear testing. There were 20 (5.6%) female and 6 (4%) male participants who were vaccinated against HPV. The leading answer for not having a HPV vaccine was "I'm not at risk for a HPV infection" (n = 106, 34.9%). There was a statistical relationship between "HPV knowledge score" and answering "Yes" to "Do you want your children/future children to be vaccinated? (p = 0.001) and "Do you think including the vaccine in the Turkish immunization program is necessary?" (p = 0.001). Nurses in our cohort seem to have satisfactory basic knowledge regarding HPV infection; however, their viewpoints on vaccination were not favorable. Strategies and intervention materials for HPV vaccination will be necessary if a national immunization program will be initiated.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdolescentAdultChildClinical CompetenceCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNursesPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsPapillomavirus VaccinesPilot ProjectsSchoolsPapillomavirus VaccinesHPV infection awarenessHPV knowledgeHPV vaccination

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