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<bold>Introduction.</bold> According to the WHO, the health consequences of HPV infections constitute a serious public health problem. In order to avoid HPV infections, the primary prevention, mainly vaccination, plays a crucial role.
<bold>Aim.</bold> The aim of the study is an assessment of the knowledge about HPV infection prevention of female students from diff erent degree courses at the Medical University of Warsaw.
<bold>Material and methods.</bold> The study was conducted among 181 female students who studied one of three degree courses: nursing, midwifery and public health, using a diagnostic survey. The tool of the study was the author’s questionnaire. The independence test χ² was used for statistical analysis. The statistical significance was assumed to be: p &lt;0.05. The calculations were performed in Microsoft Excel and SPSS.
<bold>Results.</bold> All the female students correctly explained the abbreviation “HPV”. The midwifery students answered more often than other students that the HPV oncogenic types, which cause cervical cancer, are type 16 and type 18. The nursing students, more often than the midwifery and public health students, knew that barrier contraception reduces the chance of infection, but does not completely eliminate it. The knowledge about HPV vaccine prophylaxis did not depend on the degree course.
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> The surveyed students have sufficient knowledge on the prevention of HPV infections, and also use reliable sources of information. The knowledge acquired by the respondents is based on current scientific reports and therefore they are prepared to undertake educational activities.
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Introduction. According to the WHO, the health consequences of HPV infections constitute a serious public health problem. In order to avoid HPV infections, the primary prevention, mainly vaccination, plays a crucial role.
Aim. The aim of the study is an assessment of the knowledge about HPV infection prevention of female students from diff erent degree courses at the Medical University of Warsaw.
Material and methods. The study was conducted among 181 female students who studied one of three degree courses: nursing, midwifery and public health, using a diagnostic survey. The tool of the study was the author’s questionnaire. The independence test χ² was used for statistical analysis. The statistical significance was assumed to be: p <0.05. The calculations were performed in Microsoft Excel and SPSS.
Results. All the female students correctly explained the abbreviation “HPV”. The midwifery students answered more often than other students that the HPV oncogenic types, which cause cervical cancer, are type 16 and type 18. The nursing students, more often than the midwifery and public health students, knew that barrier contraception reduces the chance of infection, but does not completely eliminate it. The knowledge about HPV vaccine prophylaxis did not depend on the degree course.
Conclusions. The surveyed students have sufficient knowledge on the prevention of HPV infections, and also use reliable sources of information. The knowledge acquired by the respondents is based on current scientific reports and therefore they are prepared to undertake educational activities.

Assessment of the knowledge of female students of the Medical University of Warsaw regarding the prevention of HPV infections

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Introduction. According to the WHO, the health consequences of HPV infections constitute a serious public health problem. In order to avoid HPV infections, the...

Assessment of the knowledge of female students of the Medical University of Warsaw regarding the prevention of HPV infections

Published Online: Jun 24, 2022

Page range: 94 - 101

Received: Jun 24, 2021

Accepted: Dec 06, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0017

Keywords
human papillomavirus, HPV vaccination, prevention, knowledge, medical students

© 2022 Kinga Kalita-Kurzyńska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Assessment of the knowledge of female students of the Medical University of Warsaw regarding the prevention of HPV infections

Published Online: Jun 24, 2022

Page range: 94 - 101

Received: Jun 24, 2021

Accepted: Dec 06, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0017

Keywordshuman papillomavirus, HPV vaccination, prevention, knowledge, medical students

© 2022 Kinga Kalita-Kurzyńska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
human papillomavirus, HPV vaccination, prevention, knowledge, medical students