Widjaja Vincensa Nicko
School of Biosciences, Taylor's University, Selangor, Malaysia. Email:
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2019 Jul 1;20(7):2045-2050. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.7.2045.
Objective: Assess and analyse the awareness, knowledge, and attitudes of university students regarding HPV and its vaccine. Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed with questionnaire serving as the research instrument. A total of 425 university students were recruited voluntarily. Thirteen assessable questions were analysed to reveal the mean total knowledge score of HPV and its vaccine. Both descriptive and statistical approach were employed to analyse the research outcomes. Results: Students were moderately aware as 59.8% and 49.6% have heard about HPV and its vaccine, respectively. The mean total knowledge score was 5.26 ± 3.10 out of 13 which was found to be moderately knowledgeable. Female (N= 235) have a significantly higher mean knowledge score in comparison to male (N= 190) at 5.58 ± 2.80 versus 4.87 ± 3.40, respectively (p<0.05), likely due to the disease profiles favouring female. As hypothesised, health-related school students (N= 171) outperformed other schools (N= 254) at 7.00 ± 2.95 versus 4.10 ± 2.62, respectively (p<0.001). In general, the score depends on participant’s gender and educational background (χ2= 25.426, p<0.01 and χ2= 105.337, p<0.001, respectively). Despite low vaccination uptakes (28.5%), students accept the vaccine following physician’s recommendation and reject due to its cost. A positive attitude was seen as majority (88.7%) wished to know more about HPV. Conclusion: Moderation in awareness, knowledge and attitudes reflect the lifestyle of an urbanised population where information is accessible. Healthcare professionals, media campaign, and educational talk refinement are therefore essential in controlling the disease by spreading awareness.
评估和分析大学生对人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）及其疫苗的知晓情况、知识掌握程度和态度。方法：设计一项横断面研究，以问卷作为研究工具。共招募425名自愿参与的大学生。分析13个可评估问题，以得出HPV及其疫苗的平均总知识得分。采用描述性和统计性方法分析研究结果。结果：学生的知晓程度中等，分别有59.8%和49.6%的学生听说过HPV及其疫苗。在满分13分的情况下，平均总知识得分为5.26±3.10，表明知识掌握程度中等。女性（N = 235）的平均知识得分（5.58±2.80）显著高于男性（N = 190），男性平均知识得分为4.87±3.40（p<0.05），这可能是由于该疾病的特征更倾向于女性。正如所假设的，与健康相关专业的学生（N = 171）表现优于其他专业的学生（N = 254），平均得分分别为7.00±2.95和4.10±2.62（p<0.001）。总体而言，得分取决于参与者的性别和教育背景（χ2分别为25.426，p<0.01和χ2为105.337，p<0.001）。尽管疫苗接种率较低（28.5%），但学生们接受医生推荐的疫苗，也会因成本原因而拒绝接种。多数学生（88.7%）希望了解更多关于HPV的信息，呈现出积极的态度。结论：在知晓情况、知识掌握程度和态度方面的适度表现反映了城市化人群的生活方式，在这种生活方式下信息易于获取。因此，医疗保健专业人员、媒体宣传活动和教育讲座的完善对于通过提高认识来控制该疾病至关重要。
