Aynaci Gulden, Guksu Zuhal
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Health Science Undergraduate School, Health Science Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
J Infect Dev Ctries. 2019 Jun 30;13(6):516-525. doi: 10.3855/jidc.11405.
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women in the world. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness about HPV, risk perception, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccines.
The sample of this descriptive cross-sectional study consisted of 396 undergraduate university students from Turkey. Sociodemographic characteristics, reproductive health, knowledge about HPV, and HPV vaccination were questioned.
The percentage of university students with an active sexual life was 10.6%. The knowledge level of families about HPV, and HPV vaccination were not adequate. The awareness of the fact that HPV was a cause of cervical cancer in women and penile cancer in men tended to increase with the increase in the educational level of parents. Those who knew about HPV vaccines were predominantly females.
The results of this study demonstrated that more active education is needed to decrease HPV infections among undergraduate students. Increasing awareness of HPV makes it easier to develop positive behaviors in fighting against it. In order to increase the contribution of young people to educational activities for the community, information about HPV and HPV vaccines should first be included in training programs at universities. To support the development of effective and high-quality public health interventions, young people should be educated so that obstacles to HPV vaccination in various cultural groups can be eliminated. Our findings suggest that awareness about HPV, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccines should be increased.
宫颈癌是全球影响女性的第二大常见癌症。人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）是全球最常见的性传播感染。本研究的目的是评估对HPV、风险认知、宫颈癌和HPV疫苗的知晓情况。
这项描述性横断面研究的样本包括来自土耳其的396名本科大学生。对社会人口学特征、生殖健康、HPV知识和HPV疫苗接种情况进行了询问。
有活跃性生活的大学生比例为10.6%。家庭对HPV和HPV疫苗接种的知识水平不足。随着父母教育水平的提高，对HPV是女性宫颈癌和男性阴茎癌病因这一事实的知晓度有上升趋势。知晓HPV疫苗的主要是女性。
本研究结果表明，需要开展更积极的教育以减少本科生中的HPV感染。提高对HPV的认识有助于在抗击HPV方面培养积极行为。为了增加年轻人对社区教育活动的贡献，有关HPV和HPV疫苗的信息应首先纳入大学培训课程。为支持有效和高质量公共卫生干预措施的制定，应教育年轻人以消除不同文化群体中HPV疫苗接种的障碍。我们的研究结果表明，应提高对HPV、宫颈癌和HPV疫苗的认识。
