a Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences , Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Royal College of Medicine Perak , Ipoh , Malaysia.
b General Studies Unit , Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Royal College of Medicine Perak , Ipoh , Malaysia.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019;15(1):156-162. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1518843. Epub 2018 Oct 17.
The human papilloma virus (HPV) is known to be a major causative agent of cervical cancers and warts, limited study has been conducted on its associated factors among health care students and professionals in Malaysia. The present study was carried to explore the knowledge, understanding, attitude, perception and views about HPV infection and vaccination. A total of 576 respondents were recruited to complete a self-administered questionnaire through convenience sampling across Malaysia. 80.% and of the females respondents exhibited a positive attitude towards knowledge and understanding and 60% exhibited a positive towards attitude, perception and views. Almost 65% of the population were in agreement that HPV can be transmitted sexually, and 56.7% felt strongly that sexually active persons should essentially be vaccinated. The corresponding values were somewhat lower among the male respondents. Regression analysis suggested that knowledge and understanding were strong associated with gender, age, and occupation. Attitude, perception and views were also evidently associated with gender and age. The Ministry of Health should take steps to improve awareness among the citizens. Efforts should be made to educate people on the risk of HPV as a sexually transmitted diseases associated with HPV, and on the availability of discounted and safe HPV vaccines in government hospitals to increase the uptake rate of HPV vaccines among the Malaysian population.
人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）已知是宫颈癌和疣的主要致病因子，对马来西亚医学生和专业人员中与 HPV 相关的因素的研究有限。本研究旨在探讨 HPV 感染和疫苗接种的知识、理解、态度、看法和观点。通过便利抽样，在马来西亚共招募了 576 名受访者完成了一份自填式问卷。80%的女性受访者对知识和理解表现出积极的态度，60%对态度、看法和观点表现出积极的态度。近 65%的人认为 HPV 可以通过性传播，56.7%的人强烈认为性活跃者应该接种疫苗。男性受访者的相应比例略低。回归分析表明，知识和理解与性别、年龄和职业密切相关。态度、看法和观点也明显与性别和年龄有关。卫生部应采取措施提高公民的认识。应努力教育人们了解 HPV 作为一种与 HPV 相关的性传播疾病的风险，以及政府医院提供折扣和安全的 HPV 疫苗，以提高马来西亚人口对 HPV 疫苗的接种率。
