Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Department of General Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2020;16(1):116-123. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1638727. Epub 2019 Aug 8.
This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the knowledge, practice and attitude towards HPV vaccination among college students in Beijing, China. Furthermore, the factors influencing vaccination were analyzed. The data were collected via self-administered anonymous questionnaires completed by 884 college students who were recruited from a random sample at Peking University in China between September and December 2018. In total, 72.6% of the participants had previously heard of but had insufficient knowledge about HPV and the vaccine. The level of knowledge was significantly associated with the participants' age, major, and family members' or friends' vaccination status. In total, 68.8% of the students viewed college education as the primary source from which they hoped to receive information about the vaccine. Only 9.5% of the females had received the vaccine. Relationships with doctors, sexual experience and a high level of knowledge were positive predictors of vaccine uptake. Limited knowledge about the HPV vaccine was the primary and most common reason for refusing vaccination and not recommending the vaccine to others. Knowledge of the HPV vaccine among college students at Peking University was low to moderate, and the vaccine uptake was low. Policies and measures, such as college health education, are needed to increase college students knowledge of HPV and the vaccine, which may help improve the vaccination rate.
本横断面研究旨在评估中国北京大学生对 HPV 疫苗接种的知识、实践和态度。此外，还分析了影响接种的因素。数据通过自填式匿名问卷收集，于 2018 年 9 月至 12 月期间，从中国北京大学的随机样本中招募了 884 名大学生完成问卷。总体而言，72.6%的参与者之前听说过 HPV 和疫苗，但对其了解不足。知识水平与参与者的年龄、专业以及家庭成员或朋友的接种状况显著相关。总体而言，68.8%的学生认为大学教育是他们希望获得疫苗相关信息的主要来源。仅有 9.5%的女性接种过疫苗。与医生的关系、性经验和高水平的知识是接种疫苗的积极预测因素。对 HPV 疫苗的有限了解是拒绝接种疫苗和不向他人推荐疫苗的主要和最常见原因。北京大学大学生对 HPV 疫苗的知识水平较低，疫苗接种率也较低。需要采取政策和措施，如开展大学健康教育，以提高大学生对 HPV 和疫苗的认识，这可能有助于提高接种率。
