Li Jie, Kang Jingshi, Mao Yimeng, Zheng Pinpin, Abdullah Abu S, Wu Guoli, Wang Fan
School of Journalism & Communication/National Media & Experimental Teaching Center, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Journalism School, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Vaccines (Basel). 2020 Sep 2;8(3):499. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030499.
The limited access to vaccination and vaccine hesitancy are prevalent even among health care providers in less developed countries. This study assessed the relationships between (i) health care providers' knowledge on human papillomavirus (HPV) and vaccination for HPV and (ii) their perceptions, demographic characteristics, and the use of information sources. In this large-scale online survey, participants ( = 1394) were recruited from hospitals of three big cities in China (Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen). Descriptive analysis, the chi-square test, and logistic regression analysis were used to answer different research questions. Health care providers' overall knowledge scores are consistent with their perceptions about HPV and HPV vaccine. Occupation, specialty, the type of hospitals, and the frequency of participants' search for information using professional informational sources are the most significant characteristics that are closely associated with their knowledge of HPV and its vaccine. Targeted educational interventions are needed to improve health care providers' engagement in the promotion of the HPV vaccine. Such interventions, besides increasing knowledge, should also emphasize the importance of appropriate information sources to acquire information.
在欠发达国家，即使在医疗保健提供者中，疫苗接种机会有限和疫苗犹豫现象也很普遍。本研究评估了（i）医疗保健提供者对人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）及其疫苗接种的知识与（ii）他们的认知、人口统计学特征以及信息来源的使用之间的关系。在这项大规模在线调查中，参与者（n = 1394）来自中国三个大城市（上海、广州和深圳）的医院。使用描述性分析、卡方检验和逻辑回归分析来回答不同的研究问题。医疗保健提供者的总体知识得分与他们对HPV和HPV疫苗的认知一致。职业、专业、医院类型以及参与者使用专业信息来源搜索信息的频率是与他们对HPV及其疫苗的知识密切相关的最显著特征。需要有针对性的教育干预措施来提高医疗保健提供者在推广HPV疫苗方面的参与度。除了增加知识外，此类干预措施还应强调获取信息时适当信息来源的重要性。
