scholarly journals Sociodemographic determinants of knowledge and attitude in the primary prevention of cervical cancer among University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) students in Malaysia: preliminary study of HPV vaccination

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maiza Tusimin ◽  
Chek Lo Yee ◽  
Nur Zarifah Syahmi Abdul Razak ◽  
Mohamad Izwan Zainol ◽  
Halimatus Sakdiah Minhat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sociodemographic Determinants ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Background Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer affecting women around the world in which the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the one of the recognized causative agent affecting women health. In response to this health issue, the Malaysian government had officially implemented the HPV immunisation programme for secondary schoolchildren in 2010 at the age of 13 years old and above. The purpose of this study is to investigate the sociodemographic determinants of knowledge and attitude among students of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) towards the HPV vaccination programme. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using self-administered questionnaires, recruiting 374 UTAR’s students as the respondents by using convenience sampling method. Respondents were categorized as having good/poor level of knowledge and positive/negative attitude towards HPV vaccination. Results Over half of the respondents were females (64.5%) and the majority were aged 20 years old and below (55.8%). Generally, 54.7% of the total respondents had a high level of knowledge towards HPV vaccine while 57.5% of the total respondents showed a negative attitude towards HPV vaccine. Female respondents aged 20 years old and below showed good knowledge (56.4%) and a more positive attitude (55.8%) towards HPV vaccine. Students from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) exhibited higher knowledge (67.3%) and positive attitude (62.4%) as compared to the Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM) which showed only 32.7% of knowledge and 37.6% of positive attitude towards the HPV vaccination. Conclusion The majority of UTAR students possess good knowledge regarding HPV vaccination. Nonetheless, they demonstrated a negative attitude towards HPV vaccination, depicting the necessity to impart and further intensify the sense of health awareness among all students, especially among male students. The judicious use of social media apart from the conventional mass media should be an advantage as to enhance the practice of HPV vaccination among them and thereafter minimize the health and economic burdens of cervical cancer.

scholarly journals Perbandingan Pengetahuan dan Sikap tentang Imunisasi Vaksin HPV pada Remaja Putri Kelas X MAN dengan Remaja Putri Kelas X SMA N 5 Kota Batam

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-154
Author(s):  
Indah Mastikana
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cervical Cancer Prevention ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Positive Attitudes

Prevention of dysplasia or pre-cancer is prevention before the arrival of cervical cancer is by Vaccine Immunization. The cervical cancer prevention program using HPV vaccination should have been obtained and known to young women in the educational process both at school and campus as well as through print and electronic media. The research design is descriptive-analytic with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique used nonprobability techniques with a sample size of 86 adolescents from each of the two schools. The result showed that of the 86 girls in SMA N 5 Batam City who had good knowledge, were 56 students (65.1%), only 26 students (30.2%) and less 4 students (4.7%) and that out of 86 girls in class X SMA N 5 Batam, as many as 78 students had positive attitudes (90.7%) and 8 student negative (9.3%) while the result of research at MAN Batam showed that from 86 girls who had good knowledge of 42 students (48.8%), quite 38 students (44.2%) and less than 6 students (7.0%) and of the 86 teenage girls of class X MAN Batam, 48 students had a positive attitude (55.8%) and 38 students (44.2%) negative attitude toward HPV Vaccine Immunization. The conclusion from the research results is that there is a majority of knowledge of adolescents SMAN 5 and MAN Batam have good knowledge and positive attitudes and there are significant differences in knowledge and there are no significant differences in attitude about HPV vaccine immunization.

scholarly journals A CO-RELATION STUDY TO ASSESS PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION ON CHILDREN IN SELECTED AREA KANPUR, U.P

2020 ◽  
pp. 434-440
Author(s):  
Pratibha Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
The Impact

Today's Children will be tomorrow's responsible citizen of the country. Entertainment is an essential part of life, by this we feel tension free, relaxed, energetic and having a positive attitude towards life. Games plays an important role for the all round development of the children's personality especially outdoor games but Now a days children are adopting habits of playing indoor games and also entertaining themselves by using various electronic devices as we know one of them is television. There are various programmes such as various kids’ channels, cartoon shows, video games etc. being watched by the children. Directly or indirectly these programs affect behaviour of the children in positive and negative ways. That’s why it is needed that parents should have a look for types of programmes seen by children, how long a child is watching a program, how it is affecting child habits/ behaviour etc. Later on, these negative impacts will create health issues/behaviour problems such as obesity, aggressive behaviour, lack of concentration etc. Child who watch television for 10 hours or more per week are less skilled at reading and are less successful in school as compared to children who watch television for less than 10 hours per week. The American academy of paediatrics makes the following recommendations regarding television viewing should not exceed one to two hours of quality programming daily and children younger than two years old should not watch television.1 That is why researchers took this topic to highlight the attitude and knowledge of parents about the impact of television on their Children's behaviour. A co-relational study conducted to assess parental knowledge and attitude regarding the impact of television on children in selected area at Kanpur (U.P). A descriptive cross-sectional survey approach was used, sample size was 100 parents selected by convenient sampling for this study. Self-structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of parents, and attitude of parents was assessed by Likert scale. The study shows that among 100 parents 8% of them had poor knowledge, 36% average knowledge, 50% good knowledge, 6% very good knowledge about impact of television on children. The study shown the positive attitude 84%, negative attitude 16% on impact of television on children. The correlation value shows that positive correlation between knowledge and attitude score of parents. There was no significant association between knowledge score with their demographic variables and significant association seen between attitude score with types of family, educational status of parents, income of parents and number of children. There was no significant association between attitude score with age of parents and religion. KEYWORDS: Impact, Television, Attitude, Parental Knowledge,

scholarly journals Awareness and knowledge of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine in prevention of cervical cancer among medical students

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 5026
Author(s):  
Radhika M. ◽  
Sadiqunissa Sadiqunissa ◽  
Mehfooza Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Hpv Infection ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Cancer Cervix ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Infection Risk Factors

Background: Cervical cancer is the most common malignancy amongst women in India. Identification and prevention of the pre-cancerous lesions helps to reduce the incidence of Carcinoma of cervix. The main aim of the study is to know the awareness and knowledge of HPV vaccine in prevention of cervical cancer among medical students.Methods: The study included 97 medical students (final year) studying in Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore. It is a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study.Results: The results of awareness and knowledge about the HPV vaccine are interpreted in percentage. In this study, 76% of study subjects were aware that cancer cervix is preventable, 80% of the study subjects were aware about the association between the causation of cancer cervix by HPV. Majority of the study subjects about 72% ware about the vaccines for HPV but, awareness about the cost and efficacy of the vaccine was low only about 30% and 10% respectively. However, importantly students had a positive attitude to educate people regarding HPV vaccination and also to clear myths and misconceptions.Conclusions: Medical students should be educated regarding HPV infection, risk factors for causation of cervical cancer, screening methods which are available, HPV vaccines available in India and also about the efficacy and to motivate the society to have a positive attitude towards HPV vaccination by clearing the misconceptions regarding its information.

scholarly journals Knowledge and acceptance of HPV vaccination and its associated factors among parents of daughters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nebiyu Dereje ◽  
Abigia Ashenafi ◽  
Anteneh Abera ◽  
Efrata Melaku ◽  
Kaleb Yirgashewa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Knowledge And Acceptance

Abstract Background Cervical cancer is one of the most diagnosed and deadly cancers in women globally. Though vaccination is an effective way to reduce cervical cancer, people’s knowledge and acceptance of the vaccination remains a challenge in low and middle-income countries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and acceptance of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination and its associated factors among parents of daughters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among parents or guardians whose daughters are in the age group of 9–17 years and residing in Akaki-Kalty sub-city in Addis Ababa. A multistage sampling technique was used to select the study participants (n = 430). Face-to-face interview was conducted by using a structured questionnaire. Factors associated with the acceptance of HPV vaccination was identified by multivariable binary logistic regression and expressed by adjusted odds ratio (aOR), and respective 95% confidence interval. Results Complete response was obtained from 422 (98.1%) of the participants and their mean age was 39.0 years (SD ± 9.9). Out of the study participants, 41.7% and 72.0% had poor knowledge on cervical cancer and HPV, respectively. More than a quarter (27.0%) of the participants has never heard about HPV vaccine. One-third (36.5%) of the participants had negative attitude towards the HPV vaccine. Overall, 94.3% of the study participants were willing to vaccinate their daughters for HPV. Vaccine acceptability was associated with higher monthly income (aOR = 2.48, 95% CI 1.08–6.34), good knowledge on HPV (aOR = 2.32, 95% CI 1.56–4.87) and the vaccine (aOR = 2.24, 95% CI 1.12–8.60), and positive attitude towards the vaccine (aOR = 5.03, 95% CI 1.63—9.56). Conclusions The overall HPV vaccine acceptance was high. However, two out of five and one-thirds of the parents had poor knowledge on cervical cancer and negative attitude towards the HPV vaccine, respectively. Higher monthly income, good knowledge on HPV and the vaccine, and positive attitude towards the vaccine were associated with acceptance of HPV vaccination. To ensure sustainable acceptance of HPV vaccination, it is crucial to increase the community awareness in a sustainable manner.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP IBU TENTANG IMUNISASI BCG DENGAN PEMBERIAN IMUNISASI BCG PADA BAYI USIA 0-2 BULAN DI PUSKESMAS PAUH PADANG

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Farida Ariyani
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
The Body ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

CORELATION OF MOTHER’S KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ABOUT BCG TO IMMUNIZATION IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE OF PAUH PADANG   Farida Ariyani* Prodi D III Kebidanan STIKes MERCUBAKTIJAYA Padang Email: [email protected]/081374144408   ABSTRAK   Introduction : Tuberculosis is a contagious disease that attacks the body organs especially the lungs. This disease is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease can be prevented by giving BCG immunization. Achievement of BCG immunization in Puskesmas Pauh in 2015 amounted to 91.8%. This figure is still below the target of achieving imunsasi BCG city of Padang namely 95%. The purpose of this study to determine the correlation between knowledge and attitudes of mothers about BCG immunization with BCG immunization in infants aged 0-2 months in Padang Pauh Health Center in 2016. Objective : The population of 1264 respondents. Sampling by accidental sampling with 93 respondents. Methode : The study was analytic with cross sectional design. The data collection is done in Puskesmas Padang Pauh, 2016. Data is collected directly by using a questionnaire. Processing of data starts from editing, coding, data entry, tabulating and dry. The data were analyzed by univariate and bivariate statistical test Chi-Square. Result : The results of the 93 respondents, 54 (58.1%) had a low level of knowledge, 34 people (36.6%) of them had given BCG immunization to the baby. And of the 39 (41.9%) who have a negative attitude 26 people (28%) did not immunize her baby. Bivariate analysis showed no association with the level of knowledge of immunization in infants aged 0-2 months and the relationship between mother attitude with BCG immunization in infants aged 0-2 months. Conclutionts : It can be concluded that the immunization tends to be given by mothers who have a positive attitude towards the BCG immunization, health workers are expected to be able to change the negative attitude into a positive attitude so that immunization of BCG can be accomplished with a maximum.   Key word : BCG immunization, Knowledge, attitude

HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DENGAN SIKAP ORANG TUA TENTANG PEMENUHAN GIZI ANAK PRASEKOLAH DI TK KUMARA D II SIDAKARYA TAHUN 2018

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Ni Nyoman Ayuk Widiani ◽  
Ni Putu Siska Adi Pranita
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Children Nutrition ◽  
Object Variable ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

<pre><strong><em>Abstract : The Knowledge and Attitude of Parents About Pre-School Children Nutrition Requirement. </em></strong><em>Purpose of this research is to find out the correlation of knowledge and attitude of parents about pre-school children nutrition requirement at Kumara D II Kindergarten Sidakarya year 2018 based on age, education and occupation.  Type of research used in this research is analytic and using the cross sectional approach that is measurement of each object variable was carried out only once.  This research uses total population technique, with all parents available in Kumara D II Kindergarten Sidakarya which is for 40 people.  Research result by using 40 respondents, it is obtained that generally almost half of them that is 21 (52.5%) respondents have enough knowledge, 15 respondents (37.5%) have less knowledge, and small part of them that is for 4 respondents (10%) have good knowledge, whereas the respondents who have positive attitude is for 26 respondents (65%) and who have negative attitude is 14 respondents (35%).</em></pre><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Abstrak : </strong><strong>Pengetahuan Dengan Sikap Orang Tua tentang Pemenuhan Gizi Anak Prasekolah</strong>.<strong> </strong>Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan dan sikap orang tua tentang pemenuhan gizi pada anak prasekolah di Taman Kanak-Kanak Kumara D II Sidakarya Tahun 2018 berdasarkan umur, pendidikan dan pekerjaan. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analitik dan menggunakan pendekatan <em>cross sectional </em>yaitu pengukuran variabel setiap obyek dilakukan satu kali saja. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik <em>total populasi,</em> dengan semua orang tua yang ada di Taman Kanak-Kanak Kumara D II Sidakarya yang berjumlah 40 orang. Hasil penelitian dengan menggunakan 40 responden, didapatkan secara umum hampir setengahnya 21 orang (52,5%) responden memiliki pengetahuan cukup, 15 responden (37,5%) yang memiliki pengetahuan yang kurang, dan sebagian kecil yaitu empat responden (10%) memiliki pengetahuan baik, sedangkan yang memiliki sikap positif yaitu 26 responden (65%) dan yang memiliki sikap negatif yaitu 14 responden (35%).</p>

scholarly journals Kosovo women’s knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, HPV vaccination, and its relation to cervical cancer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pranvera Zejnullahu Raçi ◽  
Fitim Raçi ◽  
Teuta Hadri
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Hpv Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Women's Knowledge ◽  
Women’S Knowledge

Abstract Background The objective of this study, the first of its kind in Kosovo, is to determine the level of Kosovo women’s knowledge and awareness of HPV infection, HPV vaccination, and its relation to cervical cancer. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted from July to October 2018 at the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital and University Clinical Service of Kosovo. Results Out of 800 questionnaires distributed, 645 were completed and returned (80.6%). Only 0.5% of women were vaccinated against HPV. The majority of respondents (66.4%) had no previous knowledge of HPV (human papillomavirus). Only 27.6% of respondents were aware that HPV is responsible for cervical cancer. About two-thirds (70.1%) of respondents had never heard of the HPV vaccine, and only 24% knew that the HPV vaccine can prevent cervical cancer. Conclusion The level of vaccination against HPV and the level of knowledge and awareness of HPV infection is extremely low. Higher education, younger age, and living in an urban area were favorable factors and correlated with awareness of HPV infection, vaccination against it, and its relation to cervical cancer. Based on this study, there is an immediate need for developing an educational program on HPV infection and the importance of HPV vaccination as a preventative measure against developing cervical cancer.

scholarly journals Kosovo women’s knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, HPV vaccination, and its relation to cervical cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pranvera Zejnullahu Raçi ◽  
Fitim Raçi ◽  
Teuta Hadri
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Hpv Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Women's Knowledge ◽  
Women’S Knowledge

Abstract Background The objective of this study, the first of its kind in Kosovo, is to determine the level of Kosovo women’s knowledge and awareness of HPV infection, HPV vaccination, and its relation to cervical cancer. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted from July to October 2018 at the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital and University Clinical Service of Kosovo. Results Out of 800 questionnaires distributed, 645 were completed and returned (80.6%). Only 0.5% of women were vaccinated against HPV. The majority of respondents (66.4%) had no previous knowledge of HPV (human papillomavirus). Only 27.6% of respondents were aware that HPV is responsible for cervical cancer. About two-thirds (70.1%) of respondents had never heard of the HPV vaccine, and only 24% knew that the HPV vaccine can prevent cervical cancer. Conclusion The level of vaccination against HPV and the level of knowledge and awareness of HPV infection is extremely low. Higher education, younger age, and living in an urban area were favorable factors and correlated with awareness of HPV infection, vaccination against it, and its relation to cervical cancer. Based on this study, there is an immediate need for developing an educational program on HPV infection and the importance of HPV vaccination as a preventative measure against developing cervical cancer.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Perception of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Among Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at Federal Medical Center, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 11s-11s
Author(s):  
A. Adejimi ◽  
A.K. Akanbi
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Significant Factors

Background: Cervical cancer is preventable though human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination but yet the leading cause of death among women in developing countries including Nigeria. It is important to understand the level of awareness about HPV vaccine in developing the strategies for an effective intervention. Aim: The objectives of this study were to assess the knowledge and perception of HPV vaccine among women attending antenatal clinic in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using systematic sampling technique. A pretested, semistructured and interviewer administered questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and perception of HPV vaccine. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16 and χ2 statistics was used to test for association between variables at level of significance of 5%. Results: A total of 104 women were interviewed. The mean age of the respondents was 29.8±7.8 years. About 77.9% were married and 55.8% of the respondents had tertiary education. However, 41.0% had good knowledge of HPV infection, 30.7% had good knowledge cervical cancer and 39.4% had good knowledge of HPV vaccine. About 45.9% of the respondents had good perception of HPV vaccination as a preventive method for cervical cancer. Age, level of education, household size and level of income were significant factors that determined the level of knowledge of the respondents about HPV vaccine whereas age, occupation, settlement area and household size were the significant factors that determined the level of perception of the respondents about HPV vaccine. Conclusion: There is a very low level of knowledge and poor perception about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among this sample of women. Effective information, education and communication strategies are required to improve the level of knowledge and perception of these women with different educational levels and settlement areas about HPV vaccine.

scholarly journals Knowledge about cervical cancer and awareness about human papillomavirus vaccination among medical students in Jordan

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e11611
Author(s):  
Mervat M. Alsous ◽  
Ahlam Ali ◽  
Sayer Al-Azzam ◽  
Reema Karasneh ◽  
Haneen Amawi
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Hpv Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
School Girls

Objectives To assess the knowledge about cervical cancer and HPV infection and the awareness towards and perceived barriers of HPV vaccination amid medical students in Jordan. Methods The present study is a cross-sectional survey that was conducted for a period of three months in the College of Medicine at six different universities in Jordan. Third-year to sixth-year students from these medical colleges in Jordan were invited to participate in the study. Results There were 504 students that took part in the study with 42.3% being males and 57.7% females. The mean knowledge score of students in our survey was 21.4 ± 4.4 out of 34, which was categorized as a moderate level of knowledge regarding cervical cancer and HPV. Only 40.5% knew about the availability of the HPV vaccine in Jordan, and 65.9% accepted the idea that it is necessary to introduce the HPV vaccine for school girls in Jordan. Conclusions This study highlights that there is inadequate knowledge about cervical cancer and its screening among medical students in Jordan. Despite the limited awareness about the HPV vaccine among the study’s participants, there is a favorable opinion towards the introduction of the vaccine for school girls in Jordan. The data provide a benchmark on the level of knowledge about cervical cancer and awareness about HPV, which can be used to formulate an effective awareness program.

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