Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes about Human Papilloma Virus among Female tertiary students in South Africa

Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes about Human Papilloma Virus among Female tertiary students in South Africa

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<p>The study aimed to describe the knowledge and awareness of HPV infection and vaccine of female university students and to determine the predictors of vaccine acceptability.&nbsp === The study found that 70% of the participants were sexually active. Awareness and knowledge on HPV/vaccin...

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Main Author: Admire Takuranenhamo Chikandiwa
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Human Papilloma Virus
Cervical Cancer
Awareness
Knowledge
Vaccine
Health Belief Model
University Students
Predictors
Acceptability
Attitudes
Beliefs.
Online Access:http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_3777_1298874528
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Summary:<p>The study aimed to describe the knowledge and awareness of HPV infection and vaccine of female university students and to determine the predictors of vaccine acceptability.&nbsp === The study found that 70% of the participants were sexually active. Awareness and knowledge on HPV/vaccine were poor === with only 22% being aware of HPV and that a HPV vaccine was available in South Africa. A greater proportion (80%) reported willingness to be vaccinated. Being aware of the existence of a pap smear, higher knowledge about HPV, higher perceived vaccine effectiveness and higher perceived severity of HPV infection were significantly associated with increased willingness to be vaccinated.</p>

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