Awareness of HPV and drivers of HPV vaccine uptake among university students: A quantitative, cross‐sectional study

Cocchio, Silvia; Bertoncello, Chiara; Baldovin, Tatjana; Fonzo, Marco; Bennici, Silvia Eugenia; Buja, Alessandra; Majori, Silvia; Baldo, Vincenzo

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“…The level of compliance with rubella vaccination is interesting, and is mainly complied with by women in the first instance; then, when offered with measles and mumps vaccines, it is also complied with by the other sex. A similar trend could also be assumed for the HPV vaccine, which was initially intended only for women, but was then also offered to males in the knowledge that they can infect their female partners [ 21 ]. However, it will take a few years (perhaps another decade) to witness a phenomenon similar to that shown for rubella.…”

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“…Strategies aimed at increasing vaccination coverage are varied. Evidence showed that a number of different intervention strategies have been taken into account, as for instance, educational interventions aimed at improving awareness and perception of both the disease and the vaccine availability [ 20 , 21 ], health literacy interventions [ 22 ], facilitation of healthcare access and delivery [ 23 , 24 ] and as a last resort whenever needed, the establishment of compulsory vaccination.…”

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Uptake of Non-Mandatory Vaccinations in Future Physicians in Italy

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In 2017 in Italy, a number of vaccinations became mandatory or started to be recommended and offered free of charge. In this study, we aimed at assessing the coverage rates for those vaccinations in the pre-mandatory era among students at the School of Medicine of Padua University studying the degree course in medicine and surgery (future physicians) on the basis of the vaccination certificates presented during health surveillance. The vaccinations considered were those against pertussis, rubella, mumps, measles, varicella, Haemophilus influenzae type b (which became mandatory in 2017), pneumococcus, meningococcus C and meningococcus B (only suggested and offered for free since 2017). The study enrolled 4706 students of medicine and surgery. High vaccine uptake was observed, especially in younger students (born after 1990), with vaccines against pertussis, rubella, mumps and measles. Good completion for Haemophilus influenzae type b and meningococcus C was also observed. Very low coverage rates (all under 10%) for vaccination against varicella, pneumococcus and meningococcus B were observed. In conclusion, uptake for some non-mandatory vaccines was below the recommended threshold, although younger generations showed a higher uptake, possibly as a results of policy implemented at the national level. Our findings support the idea to consider health surveillance visits also as an additional opportunity to overcome confidence and convenience barriers and offer vaccine administration.

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“…In our study, the correct knowledge rate of transmission routes of HPV was between 75-85%. Cocchio et al (11) have found that 75% of young people think that prevention from HPV infection is possible by using condoms. Khamisy-Farah et al (28) have stated that the rate of correct knowledge of prevention from cervical cancer as 87% among specialist or resident physicians in various clinical areas.…”

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Awareness of Family Physicians about HPV and Prevention Methods

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Aim: In this study we aimed to determine the knowledge level of family physicians about Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection and HPV vaccines. Methods: A total of 208 resident physicians working in the Department of Family Medicine were included in the study. Each participant was asked to fill out an HPV awareness questionnaire, which consisted of 22 questions. In cases where family physicians did not recommend HPV vaccines, the reasons were noted. Results: The median age was 29 years. A total of 207 of the participants (67.4%) stated that they advised HPV vaccines. Among the family medicine resident physicians, "don't know" as a response to questions about general information regarding HPV was between 0.3-5.8 percent. The most common reasons not to recommend the vaccine were lack of knowledge (17.4%), the vaccine not being in the schedule of the Health Ministry (16.1%) and the high cost (15.8%). Conclusions:The findings obtained in our study show that the level of knowledge of resident physicians on HPV infections, cervical cancer and HPV vaccines and their support rate for HPV vaccines were inadequate. For better protection from HPV, family physicians should be better informed about the disease.

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“…Nur aus wenigen anderen europäischen Ländern liegen aktuelle Daten zum Wissensstand zu STI vor. Diese Studien beschäftigen sich allerdings hauptsächlich mit dem Wissenstand zu HPV und einer HPV-Impfung 2 bei Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen: So untersuchten zuletzt Coccino et al [9] den Kenntnisstand zu HPV bei 9988 italienischen UniversitätsstudentInnen. Patel et al [10] untersuchten den Wissensstand lettischer Jugendlicher zu HPV, nachdem sie schon 2015 ein systematisches Review zum Wissensstand von Jugendlichen zu HPV aus verschiedenen europäischen Ländern vorgelegt hatten [11].…”

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“…Informationsstand zu sehr gut/gut Alter (in Jahren) HIV/Aids gesamt STI gesamt 18-25 62,5 [58,9-66,0] 24,3 [20,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]2] 26-35 68,6 [65,2-71,8] 30,7 [27,9] 36-45 73, 7 [69,8-77,3] Die in diesem Artikel enthaltenen Bilder und sonstiges Drittmaterial unterliegen ebenfalls der genannten Creative Commons Lizenz, sofern sich aus der Abbildungslegende nichts anderes ergibt. Sofern das betreffende Material nicht unter der genannten Creative Commons Lizenz steht und die betreffende Handlung nicht nach gesetzlichen Vorschriften erlaubt ist, ist für die oben aufgeführten Weiterverwendungen des Materials die Einwilligung des jeweiligen Rechteinhabers einzuholen.…”

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Wie gut ist das Wissen über sexuell übertragbare Infektionen in Deutschland?

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Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Sexuell übertragbare Infektionen (STI) sind ein relevanter Risikofaktor für die sexuelle Gesundheit des Einzelnen und der Bevölkerung. Für eine zielgruppenspezifische Präventionsarbeit ist der Wissensstand zu STI in verschiedenen Bevölkerungsgruppen daher von besonderem Interesse. Ziel Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, den Wissensstand zu neun STI in der deutschen Bevölkerung zu analysieren. Dafür werden Zusammenhänge mit soziodemografischen Variablen, sexualitätsbezogenen Merkmalen sowie der subjektiven Zufriedenheit mit dem Informationsstand untersucht. Methode Die GeSiD-Studie „Gesundheit und Sexualität in Deutschland“ erhob von 4955 Personen per Face-to-Face-Interview repräsentative quantitative Daten zum Wissensstand zu STI. Als Auswahlverfahren wurde eine zweifache Zufallsstichprobe gezogen. Dafür wurden zunächst 200 Sample Points (Gemeinden) in ganz Deutschland regional proportional ausgewählt. Anschließend wurde eine Zufallsstichprobe von Adressen über die jeweiligen Einwohnermeldeämter gezogen. Die Teilnahmequote betrug 30,2 %; das Durchschnittsalter lag bei 46,3 Jahren. Ergebnisse Wissen über HIV/Aids war in allen Altersgruppen weit verbreitet. Andere STI waren deutlich weniger bekannt. Besonders wenig informiert zeigten sich Ältere und Befragte mit niedrigem Bildungsstand, regionaler sozialer Benachteiligung sowie mit Migrationshintergrund. Eine höhere Anzahl von SexualpartnerInnen hing mit einem besseren Wissensstand zusammen. Gut informiert zeigten sich Personen, die sich nicht als heterosexuell beschreiben, sowie Personen, die schon einmal an einer STI erkrankt waren. Fazit Heterosexuelle Erwachsene in Deutschland sind unzureichend über STI informiert. Zielgruppenspezifische Anstrengungen zur Verbesserung des Wissens über STI sind nötig, um sexuelles Risikoverhalten zu vermindern und die Inanspruchnahme von Präventionsangeboten zu verbessern.

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Awareness of HPV and drivers of HPV vaccine uptake among university students: A quantitative, cross‐sectional study

Cited by 36 publications

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Uptake of Non-Mandatory Vaccinations in Future Physicians in Italy

Uptake of Non-Mandatory Vaccinations in Future Physicians in Italy

Awareness of Family Physicians about HPV and Prevention Methods

Wie gut ist das Wissen über sexuell übertragbare Infektionen in Deutschland?

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