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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2024

Prevalence and Perception of HPV Vaccination Among Health Science Students in Saudi Arabia.

Fahad Alfhaid, Mansour Khater Alzahrani, Mohammed Zaid Aljulifi, Yousef Alrohaimi, Maram Nasser Alawlah, Fatimah Lailay M AlMutairi, Sara Mohammad H Alkahtani, Moudi Abdulrahman Almousa, Shahad Namash Alrashidi

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fahad AlfhaidDepartment of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
Mansour Khater AlzahraniDepartment of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Zaid AljulifiDepartment of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
Yousef AlrohaimiDepartment of Paediatric, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
Maram Nasser AlawlahGeneral Physician, Department of Family Medicine, Qassim Cluster, Buraidah, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
Fatimah Lailay M AlMutairiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maternity and Children's Hospital, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.
Sara Mohammad H AlkahtaniGeneral Physician, Department of Family Medicine, Ministry of Health, Al-Qassim Cluster, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Moudi Abdulrahman AlmousaMedical Intern, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
Shahad Namash AlrashidiMedical Intern, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
Majmaah University · SAMaternity and Children's Hospital · SAMinistry of Health · SAQassim University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study was carried out to assess the prevalence and perception of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination in health science students in Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at different health science colleges of Majmaah University on female students. The knowledge of the participants regarding HPV was assessed using a pre-tested questionnaire. The history of vaccination of these female participants was also enquired. Results: More than three-fifth of the participants had heard about HPV. Of these, 83 participants, 59 (71.1%), were aware that it is a disease of women and how to diagnose it. Most participants (86.7%) knew that it can cause cervical cancer, while only 57.8% knew it could be asymptomatic. There were 18% of such participants who thought that HPV and human immunodeficiency virus are the same and that there is no vaccine for the prevention of HPV. Only 14.5% (n = 12) were vaccinated against HPV. Conclusion: A clear gap between knowledge and practice of HPV vaccination was observed, and health education should be planned to educate health professionals to avoid misconceptions.

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