Knowledge and Attitudes of Pediatricians to The Human Papilloma Virus Vaccines

FORBES Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.5222/FORBES.2021.69875
Selin Taşar, Esra Bal Yüksel, Derya Sağcan, E. Oncel, Ahu Aksay, D. Çiftdoğan
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Objective: Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted viral infection worldwide. It is the cause of cervical cancer, and also causes many malignant, and benign diseases. Although it has an effectual vaccine, vaccination rates are still at an undesired level. In this cross-sectional study, it was aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of pediatricians about HPV vaccine. Method: A questionnaire consisting of 18 questions about HPV disease and vaccine was applied to pediatricians working in our hospital via face-to-face interviews. Demographic characteristics, duration of their working in the field of pediatrics, and some questions and suggestions about HPV disease and vaccine were included in the questionnaire. Results: Ninety-eight (66.6%) out of 147 pediatricians participated in the questionnaire survey..The median age of the participants was 30.5 years (min-max: 25-66), and they were consisted mostly (70.4%).of female pediatricians. In terms of distribution of their academic positions, 54 (55.1%) of them were working as pediatric residents. Only 15.3% of the participants had received HPV vaccine. When questions about the vaccine were analyzed, 94.9% of the participants knew that the HPV vaccine was not included in the national vaccination schedule, 64.3% knew the recommended vaccination age, and 84.7% knew that application gender of the vaccine. Some ( 60.2%) participants recommended HPV vaccine to their patients. When pediatricians were asked why they did not recommend the vaccine, according to their responses, the most important factor was the fact that had not sufficient knowledge about the vaccine (14.3%) and had not encountered a patient within the indication (14.3%).The vaccine recommendation rates of the vaccinated physicians were statistically significantly higher than unvaccinated physicians (p=0.028).There was no statistically significant difference between medical experience and recommendation for HPV vaccine beforehand and knowing the names of HPV vaccines (p=0.316, p=0.414, respectively). Conclusion: Although the overall attitude towards HPV vaccination was generally positive in our study, additional training should be provided to both pediatricians and healthcare professionals in order to achieve higher HPV vaccination coverage rates in Turkey.
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儿科医生对人乳头瘤病毒疫苗的知识和态度
目的:人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)感染是世界范围内最常见的性传播病毒感染。它是宫颈癌的病因,也会引起许多恶性和良性疾病。虽然它有一种有效的疫苗,但疫苗接种率仍处于不理想的水平。在本横断面研究中,旨在调查儿科医生对HPV疫苗的知识和态度。方法:采用面对面访谈的方式,对在我院工作的儿科医生进行问卷调查,问卷共18个问题,内容涉及HPV疾病及疫苗。问卷内容包括人口统计学特征、在儿科领域工作的年限以及对HPV疾病和疫苗的一些问题和建议。结果:147名儿科医生中有98名(66.6%)参与问卷调查,年龄中位数为30.5岁(最小-最大25-66岁),占70.4%。女性儿科医生。从学术职位的分布来看,儿科住院医师有54人(55.1%)。只有15.3%的参与者接种了HPV疫苗。当对疫苗问题进行分析时,94.9%的参与者知道HPV疫苗不包括在国家疫苗接种计划中,64.3%的参与者知道推荐接种年龄,84.7%的参与者知道疫苗的应用性别。一些(60.2%)参与者向患者推荐HPV疫苗。当儿科医生被问及为什么他们不推荐疫苗时,根据他们的回答,最重要的因素是对疫苗没有足够的了解(14.3%),并且没有遇到符合指征的患者(14.3%)。接种疫苗的医师推荐率显著高于未接种疫苗的医师(p=0.028)。医学经验、事先推荐接种HPV疫苗与知晓HPV疫苗名称之间差异无统计学意义(p=0.316, p=0.414)。结论:尽管在我们的研究中,对HPV疫苗接种的总体态度总体上是积极的,但为了在土耳其实现更高的HPV疫苗接种率,应向儿科医生和卫生保健专业人员提供额外的培训。
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