ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Effect of Health Education on Adolescents' Awareness of HPV Infections and Attitudes towards HPV Vaccination in Greece.
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- Long-term effect of mobile phone-based education and influencing factors of willingness to receive HPV vaccination among female freshmen in Shanxi Province, China.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022Trial
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- Primary and Secondary Prophylaxis for Diseases Caused by Human Papillomavirus Infections.Journal of cancer prevention · 2025Review
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- The Effectiveness of Interventions Targeting Adolescents in HPV Vaccination-A Scoping Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Barriers to HPV vaccine series completion among a predominantly hispanic border population: a mixed method evaluation.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
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- Evaluation of the Knowledge and Attitude of Adolescents Regarding the HPV Infection, HPV Vaccination and Cervical Cancer in a Region from the Northwest of Romania.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- The impact of health education interventions on HPV vaccination uptake, awareness, and acceptance among people under 30 years old in India: a literature review with systematic search.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of health education among young adolescents, regarding their level of knowledge about the HPV and the acceptance of the HPV vaccination, with the aim of increasing vaccination coverage, in Trikala city, mainland of Greece.
methodsThis study included high school students from all public and private schools of Trikala city. Questionnaires related to knowledge regarding the HPV infection and HPV vaccination were administered in three phases. In the first phase of the study, the questionnaires were completed by the entire study population. During the second and third phases, the completion of the questionnaires concerned only the population that received the intervention (interactive seminars). The second and third phase questionnaires were completed immediately after the interactive seminar and three months later, respectively. The statistical analysis of the results was performed using IBM SPSS 20.0 statistical program.
resultsA total of 434 female students completed the questionnaire (response rate 76.26%). Most participants (66.6%) were females. The questionnaires evaluated the respondents' awareness of the HPV infection. The results show that the percentage of the participants who stated that they "do not know" what HPV is decreased from 44.4% (first phase), to 1.6% (second phase), and 8.1% (third phase). Similarly, the willingness to accept the HPV vaccine increased from 71% (first phase), to 89.1% (second phase), and 83.5% (third phase).
conclusionsThe present study shows that targeted interactive informational interventions in the school environment leads to a statistically significant increase in both the level of knowledge about HPV and the willingness of young adolescent students to be vaccinated against cervical cancer.
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