ArticleTherapeutic advances in vaccines and immunotherapy2021
Impact of indirect education on knowledge and perception on cervical cancer and its prevention among the parents of adolescent girls: an interventional school-based study.
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- Evidence of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination at the Community Level in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Pooled it
- Uptake and determinants of HPV vaccination in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Barriers to HPV vaccination among adolescent girls in India: A scoping review.The Indian journal of medical research · 2025Review
- Effect of health education on acceptance of human papilloma virus vaccine among parents of adolescent girls of Bishnupur, Manipur: A quasi-experimental study.The Indian journal of medical research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundIndia has almost 225 million adolescent girls and they seem to be at a disadvantage, both economically and by their lack of knowledge on human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, when compared to adolescent girls of other Asian countries.
aimTo assess the prevalence of HPV vaccination and to identify the impact of education in improving the knowledge and perception about the HPV infection and vaccination among the parents of adolescent girls. METHODOLOGY: The prospective interventional study was conducted in four schools within a South Indian City, Mysuru. The informed consent form and the questionnaire were sent home with the identified adolescent girls during the pre-interventional phase. Educational sessions were conducted for the students in their school and an education leaflet was distributed to their parents. Three weeks later, questionnaires were re-administered to the parents
resultsThe prevalence of HPV vaccination in the study population was 4.4%. There was a statistically significant improvement in knowledge in the post-interventional phase of the study (
conclusionThe study proved that the healt care professional can target school children to communicate effectively to their parents on the importance of HPV vaccine as the study clearly observed a positive behavioral change among the study population.
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