Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Jul 3;17(7):1968-1974. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1856597. Epub 2021 Jan 31.
Human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide, is responsible for a variety of cancers. HPV vaccines can help prevent this infection and its potentially devastating carcinogenic outcomes. Although the incidence of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancers among males is increasing, few studies have been published on HPV knowledge and vaccine acceptability among males. In this cross-sectional study, we assessed knowledge about HPV and the vaccine, as well as its acceptability, among third- and fourth-year male medical students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Respondents were enrolled in any of the medical colleges in Jeddah from February to December 2018. A validated survey was used to collect information on HPV infection and vaccine knowledge and to ask questions assessing vaccine acceptability. HPV knowledge scores were created, and vaccine acceptability predictors were assessed with logistic regression. We collected data from 517 participants. Approximately 74% of the students had heard of HPV, with a mean knowledge score of 5.9 ± 4.6 out of 16; only 42% had heard of the HPV vaccine, with a mean knowledge score of 0.9 ± 1.6 out of 7. Among the respondents, 48.9% were interested in receiving the HPV vaccine. Although HPV infection and vaccine knowledge did not correlate with vaccine acceptability, those who had previously received the hepatitis B vaccine were more interested in receiving the HPV vaccine. In conclusion, male medical students had low HPV knowledge. Improving their HPV knowledge is important, as they are future health-care providers. The promotion of HPV vaccines in this potentially influential group is crucial for achieving effective disease prevention.
人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）是全球最常见的性传播感染病毒，可引发多种癌症。HPV 疫苗有助于预防这种感染及其潜在的致命致癌后果。尽管男性中与 HPV 相关的口咽癌发病率正在上升，但针对男性 HPV 知识和疫苗可接受性的研究较少。在这项横断面研究中，我们评估了沙特吉达的三年级和四年级男医学生对 HPV 及疫苗的认知，以及对其的接受程度。2018 年 2 月至 12 月，我们从吉达的任何一家医学院招募了被试。采用已验证的调查问卷收集 HPV 感染和疫苗知识相关信息，并提出问题评估疫苗的可接受性。我们创建了 HPV 知识评分，并使用逻辑回归评估了疫苗可接受性的预测因素。我们共收集了 517 名参与者的数据。约 74%的学生听说过 HPV，平均知识得分为 5.9±4.6 分（满分 16 分）；只有 42%听说过 HPV 疫苗，平均知识得分为 0.9±1.6 分（满分 7 分）。在这些受访者中，48.9%有兴趣接种 HPV 疫苗。尽管 HPV 感染和疫苗知识与疫苗可接受性没有相关性，但那些之前接种过乙肝疫苗的人更有兴趣接种 HPV 疫苗。总之，男医学生 HPV 知识水平较低。提高他们的 HPV 知识很重要，因为他们是未来的医疗保健提供者。在这个具有潜在影响力的群体中推广 HPV 疫苗对于实现有效的疾病预防至关重要。
