Troha Majda, Šterbenc Anja, Mlaker Martina, Poljak Mario
Idrija Community Health Center, Idrija, Slovenia.
Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat. 2018 Jun;27(2):59-64.
This study evaluates knowledge of and attitudes toward human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and vaccination among healthcare professionals and the general public in Slovenia.
Five statements were designed to evaluate participants' opinions regarding age at HPV vaccine administration and potential delay in vaccination, associations of HPV vaccination with riskier sexual behavior, HPV vaccine safety, the importance of the internet as a source of information, and the significance of HPV vaccination in boys. Participants were asked to express agreement or disagreement with each statement.
A total of 605 surveys were completed by medical students (n = 259), parents of sixth-graders in 2016 (n = 103) and 2017 (n = 103), pediatricians and school medicine specialists (n = 21), gynecologists (n = 34), and women visiting gynecology outpatient clinics (n = 85). The highest level of knowledge and belief in the HPV vaccine and its safety was observed among pediatricians and school medicine specialists. Medical students tend to have a very positive attitude toward HPV vaccination, although they need additional education about HPV vaccine safety. Some healthcare professionals showed signs of HPV vaccine hesitancy, and their beliefs were somewhat similar to those of the general public.
Although the overall attitude towards HPV vaccination is generally positive, additional education must be provided to both healthcare professionals and the general public in order to achieve higher HPV vaccination coverage rates in Slovenia.
本研究评估了斯洛文尼亚医疗保健专业人员和普通公众对人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）感染及疫苗接种的了解情况和态度。
设计了五项陈述，以评估参与者对HPV疫苗接种年龄和潜在延迟接种、HPV疫苗接种与危险性行为的关联、HPV疫苗安全性、互联网作为信息来源的重要性以及男孩接种HPV疫苗的重要性的看法。要求参与者对每项陈述表示同意或不同意。
共有605份调查问卷由医学生（n = 259）、2016年（n = 103）和2017年六年级学生的家长（n = 103）、儿科医生和学校医学专家（n = 21）、妇科医生（n = 34）以及前往妇科门诊就诊的女性（n = 85）完成。儿科医生和学校医学专家对HPV疫苗及其安全性的了解和信任程度最高。医学生对HPV疫苗接种往往持非常积极的态度，尽管他们需要接受关于HPV疫苗安全性的额外教育。一些医疗保健专业人员表现出对HPV疫苗接种的犹豫，他们的看法与普通公众有些相似。
尽管对HPV疫苗接种的总体态度普遍积极，但为了在斯洛文尼亚实现更高的HPV疫苗接种覆盖率，必须向医疗保健专业人员和普通公众提供额外的教育。
