Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patra, Greece.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2020 Jul;24(14):7745-7752. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202007_22277.
Globally, human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in both men and women. The objective of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour of educators and health professionals regarding the prevention of HPV infection in Greece. The analysis of the results shows that most of the participants (44.7%) had good knowledge about the human papillomavirus, regardless of occupation.
A cross-sectional survey was carried out with seven hundred and fifty participants. The participants completed a thirty-one-item questionnaire regarding their knowledge, attitude and behaviour towards the prevention of HPV.
Knowledge scores were calculated with a grading system which was designed for accurate knowledge assessment. The Score was adjusted on a scale from 0 to 100 and was divided into five levels, from Excellent to Very Bad level of total knowledge. Of all the participants, 26.4% had excellent knowledge, 44.7% had good, 23.6% had moderate, 4.7% had bad, and 4.7% had a very bad level of total knowledge. Specifically, physicians of different specialities had 80.32%, and educators 65,31 % excellent level of knowledge, respectively. Also, participants had a high degree of awareness regarding prevention and adherence to the annual Papanikolaou test (65.8%) and gynaecological exam. Despite the positive response (94.1%) in terms of vaccination of boys, and girls, as well as information on HPV vaccination, many participants themselves were not vaccinated (74.8%), nor were their children (19.7%).
The present study showed good level of knowledge for HPV prevention regardless of occupation and is characterized by a high degree of awareness of the usefulness of prevention in adhering to the annual Pap smear test and gynaecological examination. The study shows the need for more information workshops for healthcare professionals, because physicians and midwives had high levels of knowledge, but not excellent as expected and required due to health-related profession.
在全球范围内，人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）是男性和女性中最常见的性传播疾病之一。本研究的目的是调查希腊教育工作者和卫生专业人员在预防 HPV 感染方面的知识、态度和行为。结果分析表明，大多数参与者（44.7%）无论职业如何，对人乳头瘤病毒都有很好的了解。
采用横断面调查方法，共调查了 750 名参与者。参与者完成了一份 31 项的问卷，内容涉及他们对预防 HPV 的知识、态度和行为。
知识评分采用设计用于准确评估知识的评分系统进行计算。分数在 0 到 100 的范围内进行调整，并分为五个等级，从优秀到总知识非常差的水平。在所有参与者中，26.4%具有优秀的知识，44.7%具有良好的知识，23.6%具有中等的知识，4.7%具有较差的知识，4.7%具有非常差的总知识水平。具体来说，不同专业的医生分别有 80.32%和教育工作者分别有 65.31%的人具有优秀的知识水平。此外，参与者对预防措施和坚持每年进行巴氏涂片检查和妇科检查的认识程度较高（分别为 65.8%）。尽管有 94.1%的人对男孩和女孩接种疫苗以及有关 HPV 疫苗接种的信息持积极态度，但许多参与者自己没有接种疫苗（74.8%），他们的孩子也没有接种疫苗（19.7%）。
本研究显示，无论职业如何，预防 HPV 的知识水平都很好，并且具有高度的认识，即通过坚持每年进行巴氏涂片检查和妇科检查来进行预防的有用性。研究表明，需要为卫生保健专业人员举办更多的信息研讨会，因为医生和助产士的知识水平较高，但与健康相关的职业所需的水平并不高。
