Awareness and Knowledge about Human Papilloma Virus Infection among Students at Secondary Occupational Health School in China

Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. CC is mainly caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), which can be prevented by vaccination. We conducted a cross-sectional study in secondary occupational health school (SOHS) through a questionnaire aimed to as...

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Published inInternational journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 18; no. 12; p. 6321
Main Authors Wang, Xin, Du, Taifeng, Shi, Xiaoling, Wu, Kusheng
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 11.06.2021
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Asymptomatic
Cellular biology
Cervical cancer
Cervix
Confidence intervals
Cross-sectional studies
Family income
Family medical history
Females
Higher education
Human papillomavirus
Immunization
Infections
Knowledge
Occupational health
Questionnaires
Response rates
Students
Vaccination
Vaccines
Vagina
Viruses
Warts
United States > US
China
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Summary:Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. CC is mainly caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), which can be prevented by vaccination. We conducted a cross-sectional study in secondary occupational health school (SOHS) through a questionnaire aimed to assess the awareness and knowledge regarding HPV infection of students. A total of 2248 students participated in the survey, 45.3% of them had heard about CC, while only 21.9% of them had heard about HPV; and 74.2% had no idea of the causal link between HPV infection and CC. Most participants displayed poor awareness and knowledge about HPV infection. The results suggested that age, grade, major, academic performance, etc. were correlated with higher awareness of CC, HPV and HPV infection (p < 0.05). In multivariable logistic analysis, third-grade students had the most increased awareness of CC (OR = 17.13, 95%CI: [8.11, 36.15]), HPV (OR = 6.59, 95%CI: [4.16, 10.43]) and HPV vaccine (OR = 2.78, 95%CI: [1.78, 4.32]) when compared to first-grade. Awareness and knowledge regarding HPV infection were insufficient among students in SOHS. As the future healthcare providers, these results highlight the need to supplement targeted education to improve their awareness and knowledge of HPV and vaccination.
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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18126321