Evaluation of Human Papilloma Virus Awereness of the Women in Our Region
Introduction: The most important agent in cervical cancer is the human papilloma virüs (HPV). The association between HPV and cervical cancer is much more powerful than that between lung cancer and tobacco. Human papilloma virus is transmitted sexually. There are more than 200 types of HPV, 40 of wh...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.floradergisi.org/managete/fu_folder/2021-01/129-134%20Emine%20Parlak.pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: The most important agent in cervical cancer is the human papilloma virüs (HPV). The association between HPV and cervical cancer is much more powerful than that between lung cancer and tobacco. Human papilloma virus is transmitted sexually. There are more than 200 types of HPV, 40 of which lead to warts in anogenital organs, precancerous lesions, and cancer. HPV types 6 and 11 cause genital warts, while HPV 16, 18, 45, 31, 33, 52, 58, 35, 59, 56, 51, 39, 68, 73 and 82 lead to cancer. The purpose of the present study was to determine the knowledge levels and behaviors concerning human papilloma virus and human papilloma virus vaccination in non-health worker women.
Materials and Methods: Two hundred thirty-seven non-health worker and non-educated volunteer women presenting to the infectious diseases clinic and the gynecology and obstetrics clinic participated in the study. A questionnaire was completed during face-to-face interviews, which contained questions about individuals’ demographic characteristics and knowledge levels concerning HPV infection. Data were analyzed on SPSS 20.0 software.
Results: The mean age of the 237 women participating in the study was 33.85 ± 10.51 (18-73) years. Married women constituted 70.9% of the participants, and 27.4% had undergone smear tests. In addition, 34.2% of participants possessed knowledge concerning human papilloma virus, with 42.6% knowing that HPV causes disease, although only 33.3% knew the route of transmission. Thirty-five percent correctly responded that human papilloma virus causes cervical cancer. No participants had been vaccinated. Statistically highly significant associations were found between knowledge of HPV infection, education level, mean scores for knowledge concerning the route of transmission and awareness of the virus causing disease and cancer.
Conclusion: Participating women possessed inadequate knowledge about HPV and vaccination. Education programs must be developed to improve women’s level of knowledge about HPV. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-932X 1300-932X |