ArticleBMC women's health2021
Knowledge on cervical cancer and perceived barriers to the uptake of HPV vaccination among health professionals.
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- Uptake and determinants of HPV vaccination in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Primary Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Meningococcal, Rotavirus, and HPV Vaccines in Children and Adolescents.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Awareness among nurses concerning the human papilloma virus in the selected clinics in Vhembe district of Limpopo Province, South Africa.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Factors influencing human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among parents and teachers of schoolgirls in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- HPV Vaccine Uptake, Willingness to Receive, and Causes of Vaccine Hesitancy: A National Study Conducted in Saudi Arabia Among Female Healthcare Professionals.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with HPV Knowledge Among Professionals in the City of Francisco Beltrão, Brazil.Journal of community health · 2023Article
- Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention by Human Papillomavirus Deoxyribonucleic Acid and Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Women Attending a Tertiary Care Centre.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2023Article
- Knowledge on Cervical Cancer Services and Associated Risk Factors by Health Workers in the Eastern Cape Province.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Cervical cancer knowledge and attitude among a cohort of female schoolteachers in Salem city - A cross-sectional survey.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes and HPV Vaccine Intention Among Women in India.Journal of community health · 2022Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Indonesian urban communities regarding HPV infection, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccination.PloS one · 2022Article
- Pediatric health care professionals' vaccine knowledge, awareness and attitude: a survey within the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- Gender-Neutral HPV Vaccine in India; Requisite for a Healthy Community: A Review.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterReview
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the fact that cervical cancer is preventable and curable in the early stages, it still remains to be a major public health problem in India. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and awareness regarding the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination among health care professionals working in a tertiary care hospital in urban India.
methodsTo this aim, we conducted a cross-sectional study among 318 health care professionals working in tertiary hospitals across Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Our research group designed a structured questionnaire with 31 items to assess the knowledge and attitudes on cervical cancer, its prevention, and HPV vaccination.
resultsAmong the 318 respondents, 90.6% were aware of cervical cancer, 83.3% were aware that PAP (Papanicolaou) smear test detects cervical cancer, and 86.2% of the respondents knew that HPV causes cervical cancer. 29.2% of the eligible respondents underwent the screening against cervical cancer, and 19.8% of the study participants were vaccinated for HPV. Only 34.9% know that the HPV vaccine could be given to boys. The most common reason for not being vaccinated against HPV was the lack of awareness. In our study, 77.2% of the respondents were willing to be vaccinated and recommend HPV vaccination to their family members.
conclusionFrom this study, it was evident that there is a lack of awareness about HPV vaccination and its importance in preventing cervical cancer among healthcare professionals. Our finding clearly establishes the need to devise intervention programs to promote vaccination against HPV and periodical screening for cervical cancer among healthcare professionals.
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