ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2020
Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Oropharyngeal Cancer and Acceptability of the HPV Vaccine among Dental Students.
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- Knowledge and awareness of HPV vaccination uptake and recommendations in gulf cooperation council countries 2009-2025: a systematic review.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Pooled it
- Knowledge of HPV and its association with oropharyngeal cancer among dental students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Closing the Gap: HPV Vaccination and Head and Neck Cancer Prevention.Current oncology reports · 2026Review
- Clinical and Surgical Approach to Oral Papilloma in the Soft Palate: A Case Report.Case reports in dentistry · 2026Article
- Study of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Students from Medical Majors Regarding HPV Infections and HPV Vaccines.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Knowledge of the human papilloma virus and acceptance of its vaccine among male and female young adults in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
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- Knowledge and attitude among Egyptian medical students regarding the role of human papillomavirus vaccine in prevention of oropharyngeal cancer: a questionnaire-based observational study.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
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- Knowledge, attitude and perception of Italian dental students toward HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer and vaccination: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- The Effect of Educational Intervention on Human Papillomavirus Knowledge among Male and Female College Students in Riyadh.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Assessing the Knowledge of HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV Vaccination, and Practice Scope among Saudi Dental Students in the Western Region.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Parental willingness to vaccinate their daughters against human papilloma virus and its associated factors in Woldia town, Northeast Ethiopia.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic inequalities in human papillomavirus knowledge and vaccine uptake: evidence from a cross-sectional study in China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Scoping review of sexual and reproductive healthcare for men in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region: a handful of paradoxes?BMC public health · 2023Article
- HPV Vaccine Knowledge and Hesitancy Among Health Colleges' Students at a Saudi University.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Factors affecting children's HPV vaccination in Austria: Evidence from a parent survey.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022Article
- HIV Knowledge and Stigmatizing Attitude towards People Living with HIV/AIDS among Medical Students in Jordan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Attitude towards HPV Vaccination and the Intention to Get Vaccinated among Female University Students in Health Schools in Jordan.Vaccines · 2021Article
- Universal Predictors of Dental Students' Attitudes towards COVID-19 Vaccination: Machine Learning-Based Approach.Vaccines · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV), vaccination, and HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) and to evaluate HPV vaccine acceptability among a sample of undergraduate dental students.
methodsAll third- and fourth-year dental students enrolled in any of the dental schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, were invited to participate in this cross-sectional study. In total, 500 students completed a self-administered questionnaire on HPV, HPV vaccines, and HPV-related OPC knowledge. HPV, HPV vaccine and HPV-related OPC knowledge scores were calculated. Associations of participants characteristics with the knowledge scores and with willingness to take the HPV vaccine were assessed.
resultsOf the participants, 62% had heard of HPV infections, and 57% of HPV vaccines. Average knowledge scores were low: HPV knowledge score 3.8±4.5 out of 16, HPV vaccination knowledge score 0.9±1.6 out of 7, OPC knowledge score 0.9±1.2 out of 5. Clinical-year students had better knowledge and were more willing to take the HPV vaccine than were preclinical-year students, as were those vaccinated for hepatitis B versus those not vaccinated for hepatitis B. Students with higher HPV knowledge scores were more willing to take the HPV vaccine (66%) than were those with lower scores (43%) (p=0.018). Only 4% of males and 12% of females reported taking the HPV vaccine. Of those who refused it, 51% cited lack of knowledge as the primary reason.
conclusionsKnowledge about HPV, its vaccine, and HPV-related OPC is low among this sample of Saudi undergraduate dental students. Improving knowledge among them may increase their awareness, which could affect the care provided to patients.<br />.
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