Department of Family Medicine, Onur Ugurlu Family Health Center, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Family Medicine, Kulp State Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
J Cancer Educ. 2021 Jun;36(3):584-590. doi: 10.1007/s13187-019-01668-2.
This study aims to determine the knowledge, attitude, and behaviors of teachers regarding human papillomavirus (HPV) and its vaccination. This cross-sectional study included teachers from 30 schools of the Kahramanmaraş city between 01 March 2015 and 09 June 2015. The teachers were informed prior to the study, and 804 teachers giving written consents were enrolled. Nine questions (9 points) to ascertain the knowledge of teachers regarding HPV and 5 questions to detect the knowledge level about HPV vaccination were prepared from the literature. Of the participants, 448 (55.7%) were men and 356 (44.3%) were women with a mean age of 38.32 ± 8.36 (min = 23, max = 65) years. Of the teachers, 309 (38.4%) reported having heard about HPV before while 207 (25.7%) stated hearing about the HPV vaccine. The knowledge about HPV was mostly gained from the internet (n = 183, 22.8%). The mean knowledge score of HPV was 1.29 ± 1.57 in men and 1.76 ± 1.70 in women. The mean knowledge score about the HPV vaccination was 0.86 ± 1.06 in men and 1.14 ± 1.29 in women. The knowledge scores of female teachers regarding HPV and its vaccination were significantly higher compared with male teachers (p < 0.001, p = 0.001). We found that teachers' level of knowledge regarding HPV and its vaccination is lacking. Furthermore, we observed deficiency and mistakes in teachers' attitude and behaviors towards HPV and its vaccine. The knowledge deficiency of male teachers about HPV and vaccination compared with female teachers is remarkable.
本研究旨在确定教师对人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）及其疫苗接种的知识、态度和行为。这是一项横断面研究，包括 2015 年 3 月 1 日至 6 月 9 日期间来自哈塔伊市 30 所学校的教师。在研究之前告知了教师，并且有 804 名教师书面同意参与。从文献中准备了 9 个问题（9 分）来确定教师对 HPV 的知识，以及 5 个问题来检测他们对 HPV 疫苗接种的知识水平。在参与者中，448 名（55.7%）是男性，356 名（44.3%）是女性，平均年龄为 38.32±8.36 岁（最小 23 岁，最大 65 岁）。教师中，309 名（38.4%）报告之前听说过 HPV，而 207 名（25.7%）表示听说过 HPV 疫苗。关于 HPV 的知识主要是通过互联网获得的（n=183，22.8%）。男性 HPV 的平均知识得分为 1.29±1.57，女性为 1.76±1.70。男性关于 HPV 疫苗接种的平均知识得分为 0.86±1.06，女性为 1.14±1.29。女性教师关于 HPV 和疫苗接种的知识得分显著高于男性教师（p<0.001，p=0.001）。我们发现教师对 HPV 和疫苗接种的知识水平不足。此外，我们观察到教师对 HPV 和疫苗的态度和行为存在缺陷和错误。男性教师在 HPV 和疫苗接种方面的知识缺乏与女性教师相比更为显著。
