Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e40619. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040619. Epub 2012 Jul 31.
As preventing cancer with the help of a vaccine is a comparatively new concept, awareness and education about it will have important implication in the implementation of this strategy.
Present explorative questionnaire based survey included 618 MBBS students for final analysis.
Majority of participants (89.6%) were well aware of the preventable nature of cervical cancer. Most of them (89.2%) knew that necessary factor responsible for cervical cancer is infection with high risk HPV. Awareness regarding the availability of vaccine against cervical cancer was 75.6%. Females had a better awareness regarding availability of vaccine, target population for vaccination and about the catch up program. Overall acceptance of HPV vaccine among the population studied was 67.8%. Medical teaching had a definitive impact on the understanding of this important public health issue. Females seemed to be more ready to accept the vaccine and recommend it to others. For our study population the most common source of information was medical school teaching. Majority of participants agreed that the most important obstacle in implementation of HPV vaccination program in our country is inadequate information and 86.2% wanted to be educated by experts in this regard.
HPV vaccine for primary prevention of cervical cancer is a relatively new concept. Health professional will be able to play a pivotal role in popularizing this strategy.
由于借助疫苗预防癌症是一个相对较新的概念，因此提高对该概念的认识和教育将对实施这一策略具有重要意义。
本探索性问卷调查包括 618 名医学生进行最终分析。
大多数参与者（89.6%）非常清楚宫颈癌是可以预防的。他们中的大多数人（89.2%）知道导致宫颈癌的必要因素是感染高危型 HPV。有 75.6%的人知道有预防宫颈癌的疫苗。女性对疫苗的可及性、接种疫苗的目标人群以及追赶计划有更好的认识。在研究人群中，HPV 疫苗的总体接受率为 67.8%。医学教学对理解这一重要的公共卫生问题有明确的影响。女性似乎更愿意接受疫苗并向他人推荐。对于我们的研究人群，信息的主要来源是医学院的教学。大多数参与者一致认为，在我国实施 HPV 疫苗接种计划的最大障碍是信息不足，86.2%的人希望在这方面接受专家的教育。
HPV 疫苗用于预防宫颈癌是一个相对较新的概念。卫生专业人员将能够在推广这一策略方面发挥关键作用。
