Molecular Oncology GRP, Instituto Português de Oncologia-Porto, Portugal.
Vaccine. 2010 Dec 16;29(2):153-60. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.10.068. Epub 2010 Nov 4.
Knowledge about HPV and cervical cancer (CC) depends on several factors such as gender and education, which brings implications for health strategies and vaccination. A survey was conducted in Portugal with a representative sample of 1706 university students. Only 55.4% (n=945) had already heard of HPV, although 88.3% (n=834) from that know that is a risk factor for CC. 89% students (n=841) wants to be vaccinated against it, but only 13.8% stated as main reason to be vaccinated "prevention of the disease". Mean scores of knowledge were calculated. Statistical differences were found, regarding "CC knowledge", in gender (p<0.001) and between health sciences schools and non-health sciences schools (p<0.001). Differences regarding the study area in "knowledge and beliefs of HPV" (p<0.001) and in "relation between HPV and CC" (p<0.001) were found. Therefore, these differences may help to develop effective strategies that lead to decline CC incidence and mortality.
人们对 HPV 和宫颈癌（CC）的认识取决于多种因素，如性别和教育程度，这对健康策略和疫苗接种具有重要意义。葡萄牙进行了一项针对 1706 名大学生的代表性样本调查。尽管 88.3%（n=834）的人知道 HPV 是 CC 的一个风险因素，但只有 55.4%（n=945）的人听说过 HPV。89%的学生（n=841）希望接种 HPV 疫苗，但只有 13.8%的人表示接种的主要原因是“预防疾病”。计算了知识的平均得分。在性别方面（p<0.001）和在卫生科学学校与非卫生科学学校之间（p<0.001），发现了关于“CC 知识”的统计学差异。在“HPV 的知识和信念”（p<0.001）和“HPV 与 CC 的关系”（p<0.001）方面也发现了研究领域的差异。因此，这些差异可能有助于制定有效的策略，降低 CC 的发病率和死亡率。
