Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Medical School Students about HPV, HPV Vaccine and Cervical Cancer: A Survey Study in a Medical School
Objective: This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of students in a medical school about HPV, HPV vaccine and cervical cancer. Methods: The research was carried out in the students of Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine in April 2022. The universe of the study consiste...
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| author | Ahmet Mert Ulucan Şahsenem Beyzanur Şahinkaya Hasan Ali Cırık Hacer İlkay Genç Ahmet Tarık Kozak Amır Emamvırdı Sefa Küçükkınalı Mursel Duzova |
| author_facet | Ahmet Mert Ulucan Şahsenem Beyzanur Şahinkaya Hasan Ali Cırık Hacer İlkay Genç Ahmet Tarık Kozak Amır Emamvırdı Sefa Küçükkınalı Mursel Duzova |
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| description | Objective: This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of students in a medical school about HPV, HPV vaccine and cervical cancer.
Methods: The research was carried out in the students of Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine in April 2022. The universe of the study consisted of all medical school students and it was conducted with 125 volunteers who accepted the study. Participants were asked questions about HPV, HPV vaccine and cervical cancer.
Results: One-hundred twenty five students participated in the study. The mean age was 20,89±2,339 (range 18-31). Of the 125 participants, 50,4% (n: 63) were female and 49,6% (n: 62) were male, and 74,4% (n: 93) were preclinical (1-2-3th year) students, and 25,6% (n = 32) were clinical (4-5-6th year) students. Majority of the respondents [ 86.4% (n=108)] reported that they did not have enough knowledge about HPV, HPV vaccine and diseases caused by HPV.
Conclusion: As the result of the study, even medical school students were not fully informed about HPV, HPV vaccine, and cervical cancer. It is extremely important for more healty generation that medical students, who will be the pioneers of healthcare of the future and will educate the public on health and guide health policies, are given adequate training on HPV and HPV vaccine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ecb02a605a904e37b26c8b6e48c11e642023-09-14T08:48:02ZengSelçuk UniversityGenel Tıp Dergisi2602-37412022-12-0132672472910.54005/geneltip.1219410154Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Medical School Students about HPV, HPV Vaccine and Cervical Cancer: A Survey Study in a Medical SchoolAhmet Mert Ulucan0Şahsenem Beyzanur Şahinkaya1Hasan Ali Cırık2Hacer İlkay Genç3Ahmet Tarık Kozak4Amır Emamvırdı5Sefa Küçükkınalı6Mursel Duzova7SELCUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINESELCUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINESELCUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINESELCUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINESELCUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINESELCUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINESELCUK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINESELCUK UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENTObjective: This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of students in a medical school about HPV, HPV vaccine and cervical cancer. Methods: The research was carried out in the students of Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine in April 2022. The universe of the study consisted of all medical school students and it was conducted with 125 volunteers who accepted the study. Participants were asked questions about HPV, HPV vaccine and cervical cancer. Results: One-hundred twenty five students participated in the study. The mean age was 20,89±2,339 (range 18-31). Of the 125 participants, 50,4% (n: 63) were female and 49,6% (n: 62) were male, and 74,4% (n: 93) were preclinical (1-2-3th year) students, and 25,6% (n = 32) were clinical (4-5-6th year) students. Majority of the respondents [ 86.4% (n=108)] reported that they did not have enough knowledge about HPV, HPV vaccine and diseases caused by HPV. Conclusion: As the result of the study, even medical school students were not fully informed about HPV, HPV vaccine, and cervical cancer. It is extremely important for more healty generation that medical students, who will be the pioneers of healthcare of the future and will educate the public on health and guide health policies, are given adequate training on HPV and HPV vaccine.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2833440hpvhpv vaccinecervical cancersurveystudenthpvhpv vaccinecervical cancersurveystudent |
| spellingShingle | Ahmet Mert Ulucan Şahsenem Beyzanur Şahinkaya Hasan Ali Cırık Hacer İlkay Genç Ahmet Tarık Kozak Amır Emamvırdı Sefa Küçükkınalı Mursel Duzova Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Medical School Students about HPV, HPV Vaccine and Cervical Cancer: A Survey Study in a Medical School Genel Tıp Dergisi hpv hpv vaccine cervical cancer survey student hpv hpv vaccine cervical cancer survey student |
| title | Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Medical School Students about HPV, HPV Vaccine and Cervical Cancer: A Survey Study in a Medical School |
| title_full | Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Medical School Students about HPV, HPV Vaccine and Cervical Cancer: A Survey Study in a Medical School |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Medical School Students about HPV, HPV Vaccine and Cervical Cancer: A Survey Study in a Medical School |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Medical School Students about HPV, HPV Vaccine and Cervical Cancer: A Survey Study in a Medical School |
| title_short | Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Medical School Students about HPV, HPV Vaccine and Cervical Cancer: A Survey Study in a Medical School |
| title_sort | knowledge attitudes and behaviors of medical school students about hpv hpv vaccine and cervical cancer a survey study in a medical school |
| topic | hpv hpv vaccine cervical cancer survey student hpv hpv vaccine cervical cancer survey student |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2833440 |
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