Danial M, Sivasangari S, Arulappen Al, Ong Lm
1Clinical Research Center, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Jalan Residensi, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia E-mail :
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016;17(3):1363-8. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2016.17.3.1363.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection with serious medical, sexual, and relationship consequences. HPV vaccine protection is available globally but unfortunately vaccine uptake is inconsistent everywhere. From this study, it was observed that the awareness of cervical cancer, HPV virus and HPV vaccination in Malaysia is high, at 83.1%, 73.9% and 73.3% of respondents, respectively. However, a considerably low percentage had undergone HPV vaccination (8.6%) compared to those who had experienced a Pap smear (32.9%). Awareness between cervical cancer and HPV virus and vaccination was low. Health care providers and the governing bodies have to play a vital role in disseminating holistic information on the vaccine and the importance of getting vaccinated to the public more vigorously in Malaysia.
人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）是一种常见的性传播感染，会造成严重的医学、性健康及人际关系方面的后果。全球都有HPV疫苗提供保护，但遗憾的是，各地的疫苗接种情况参差不齐。从这项研究可以看出，马来西亚民众对宫颈癌、HPV病毒和HPV疫苗接种的知晓率较高，分别有83.1%、73.9%和73.3%的受访者表示知晓。然而，与接受过巴氏涂片检查的受访者比例（32.9%）相比，接受过HPV疫苗接种的受访者比例相当低（8.6%）。民众对宫颈癌与HPV病毒及疫苗接种之间的关联知晓率较低。在马来西亚，医疗保健提供者和管理机构必须发挥至关重要的作用，更积极地向公众传播有关该疫苗的全面信息以及接种疫苗的重要性。
