Knowledge on and Attitude Toward Human Papillomavirus Infection and Its Vaccine in a Turkish Subpopulation

Onan A., ÖZKAN S., Korucuoglu U., Aksakal N., Taskiran C., Aygun R., ...Daha Fazla

TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI, cilt.29, sa.3, ss.594-598, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.594-598
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Human papillomavirus vaccine, TA, uterine cervical neoplasms, infection, CERVICAL-CANCER, ACCEPTABILITY, HPV
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: To assess the levels of knowledge and attitudes held by a sample group of women in Turkey, concerning HPV infection and the vaccine developed against the virus. Material and Methods: A self-created questionnaire investigating the baseline characteristics, demographic properties and knowledge on and attitude toward HPV infection and vaccine was applied to 1808 women. Results: Among 1808 participants, 448 (24.8%) claimed they had already heard about HPV infection and 439 about the HPV vaccine (24.3%). Of the 439 women who had already heard about the vaccine, 270 (61.5%) told they required more information about the vaccine before they could decide to get the vaccine, 11.0% indicated that they would have the vaccine if their insurance covered it and they would not pay for the vaccine and 6.0% declared that they would immediately get vaccinated. When women were asked whether they would get their daughters vaccinated, 76.4% told they would. Lack of knowledge was the most common reason for refusal to get their daughter vaccinated. Conclusion: This study has confirmed the need for further education about HPV infection and its vaccine in our population.