Department of Public Health, University of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece.
Vaccine. 2012 Nov 19;30(49):6967-70. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.09.028. Epub 2012 Sep 25.
One of the biggest public health measures to prevent HPV infection, and consequently, cervical cancer, is the HPV vaccine. Greece introduced HPV vaccines to its National Vaccination Program in 2008. The aims of this study were to estimate HPV vaccination coverage among female Greek students in higher education and to identify uptake predictors. We conducted a cross-sectional study. Data was collected through a self-completed questionnaire. The sample size included 3153 women with an 87% participation rate. Overall 25.8% of students reported they had received three doses of the HPV vaccine. Positive predictors of vaccine uptake were: younger age, higher educational level (own and parents), ever previous visit(s) to the gynecologist, always use of condoms, not smokers, not being in a stable relationship and easy access to Health Care Services. Vaccine compliance was unacceptably low despite the fact that the vaccination is free-of-charge. Interventions on college campuses should stress vaccination as a normative behavior.
预防 HPV 感染（进而预防宫颈癌）的最大公共卫生措施之一是接种 HPV 疫苗。希腊于 2008 年在国家免疫计划中引入了 HPV 疫苗。本研究旨在估计希腊高等教育女性学生的 HPV 疫苗接种率，并确定接种率的预测因素。我们进行了一项横断面研究。通过自填式问卷收集数据。样本量包括 3153 名女性，参与率为 87%。总体而言，25.8%的学生报告已接种三剂 HPV 疫苗。疫苗接种率的积极预测因素包括：年龄较小、教育程度较高（自身和父母）、曾去过妇科医生处就诊、经常使用避孕套、不吸烟、没有稳定的关系以及能够方便地获得医疗保健服务。尽管疫苗接种是免费的，但疫苗接种的依从性却低得令人无法接受。大学校园中的干预措施应强调将疫苗接种作为一种规范行为。
