Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Thessalia, Greece.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2013 Nov 28;6:435-9. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S49558. eCollection 2013.
There are still sparse data on vaccination coverage against human papillomavirus (HPV) among students in the health professions. The aim of this study was to investigate HPV vaccination coverage in female students from the health professions in Greece.
A self-administered, anonymous questionnaire was distributed to second-year and third-year female students pursuing degrees in medicine, nursing, and paramedical health disciplines in central Greece.
Overall vaccination coverage was 44.3%. The major reason for lack of vaccination was fear about safety of the vaccine. Participants who had received information about safety of the vaccine from the mass media and paramedical students had lower vaccination coverage in comparison with students who had received information about vaccine safety from alternative sources.
Further quantitative and qualitative research is needed to design educational activities targeting female students in the health professions in order to create a positive domino effect and improve HPV vaccination coverage levels in Greece.
在卫生专业的学生中，针对人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）的疫苗接种覆盖率仍很少。本研究的目的是调查希腊卫生专业女学生的 HPV 疫苗接种率。
向希腊中部地区攻读医学、护理和辅助医疗学科的二年级和三年级女学生分发了一份自我管理的匿名问卷。
总体疫苗接种率为 44.3%。未接种疫苗的主要原因是担心疫苗的安全性。与从其他来源获得疫苗安全性信息的学生相比，从大众媒体和辅助医疗学生处获得疫苗安全性信息的参与者的疫苗接种率较低。
需要进一步进行定量和定性研究，以针对卫生专业的女学生设计教育活动，以期产生积极的多米诺骨牌效应，提高希腊的 HPV 疫苗接种率。
