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Abstract
Background
In addition to screening by Pap smears, vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) can dramatically reduce cervical cancers caused by the virus. The acceptance of HPV vaccination is directly related to HPV knowledge. This research aimed to evaluate knowledge about HPV and vaccination among men and women aged 16–25 years who use the public health system in Brazil.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional, multicenter study of sexually active young adults recruited from 119 primary care units between 2016 and 2017. All participants answered a face-to-face standardized questionnaire.
Results
Of 8581 participants, the mean percentage of correct answers about HPV and vaccination was 51.79% (95% CI 50.90-52.67), but 75.91% (95% CI 74.13-77.69) had awareness of the HPV vaccination. Women answered a higher proportion of questions correctly than men did (p = 0.0003). Lower education level was the variable that most interfered with knowledge. The best information sources for knowledge were both health professionals and the media (1.33%, 95% CI 1.03-1.70).
Conclusions
The results emphasize the importance of educational programs about HPV and vaccination among young adults, especially in socially disadvantaged populations. These findings can help to increase the vaccination rate in the country and to stimulate public health policies.
背景除了通过子宫颈抹片检查外，接种人类乳头瘤病毒(HPV)疫苗可以显著减少由该病毒引起的宫颈癌。接受HPV疫苗接种与HPV知识直接相关。本研究旨在评估巴西使用公共卫生系统的16-25岁男性和女性关于HPV和疫苗接种的知识。这是一项横断面、多中心研究，从2016年至2017年的119个初级保健单位招募了性活跃的年轻人。所有参与者都回答了一份面对面的标准化问卷。结果在8581名参与者中，正确回答HPV和疫苗接种的平均百分比为51.79% (95% CI 50.90-52.67)，但75.91% (95% CI 74.13-77.69)的人知道HPV疫苗接种。女性答对问题的比例高于男性(p = 0.0003)。较低的教育水平是对知识干扰最大的变量。知识的最佳信息来源是卫生专业人员和媒体(1.33%，95% CI 1.03-1.70)。结论研究结果强调了在年轻人中，特别是在社会弱势群体中开展HPV教育和疫苗接种的重要性。这些发现有助于提高该国的疫苗接种率，并刺激公共卫生政策。
期刊介绍：
The official Journal of the International Papillomavirus Society Papillomavirus Research (PVR), the Journal of HPV and other Small DNA Tumor Viruses publishes innovative papers related to all aspects of papillomaviruses and other small DNA tumor viruses. The official journal of the International Papillomavirus Society, PVR is an open access publication that aims to bring together virologists, immunologists, epidemiologists and clinicians working in the booming field of HPV and animal papillomaviruses, polyomaviruses and other small DNA tumor viruses and their associated diseases, in order to foster and facilitate interdisciplinary communication. The journal welcomes original research articles, reviews, short communications, opinion articles and regional update reports on papillomaviruses and other tumor viruses in the following sections: a. Biology of papillomaviruses and related viruses from life cycle to cancer b. Epidemiology etiology and natural history studies c. Natural and induced immunity including vaccine research d. Intervention studies and strategies including i. Clinical studies and trials ii. HPV treatments iii. HPV vaccination programs iv. Diagnostics and screening e. Infection and disease prevention, modeling studies f. Guidelines and public health recommendations g. HPV Studies in special populations Regional and local studies on these viruses.
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