Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Panimalar College of Nursing, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 123, India.
BMC Womens Health. 2021 Feb 12;21(1):65. doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01205-8.
Despite the fact that cervical cancer is preventable and curable in the early stages, it still remains to be a major public health problem in India. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and awareness regarding the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination among health care professionals working in a tertiary care hospital in urban India.
To this aim, we conducted a cross-sectional study among 318 health care professionals working in tertiary hospitals across Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Our research group designed a structured questionnaire with 31 items to assess the knowledge and attitudes on cervical cancer, its prevention, and HPV vaccination.
Among the 318 respondents, 90.6% were aware of cervical cancer, 83.3% were aware that PAP (Papanicolaou) smear test detects cervical cancer, and 86.2% of the respondents knew that HPV causes cervical cancer. 29.2% of the eligible respondents underwent the screening against cervical cancer, and 19.8% of the study participants were vaccinated for HPV. Only 34.9% know that the HPV vaccine could be given to boys. The most common reason for not being vaccinated against HPV was the lack of awareness. In our study, 77.2% of the respondents were willing to be vaccinated and recommend HPV vaccination to their family members.
From this study, it was evident that there is a lack of awareness about HPV vaccination and its importance in preventing cervical cancer among healthcare professionals. Our finding clearly establishes the need to devise intervention programs to promote vaccination against HPV and periodical screening for cervical cancer among healthcare professionals.
尽管宫颈癌在早期阶段是可预防和可治愈的，但在印度仍是一个主要的公共卫生问题。本研究旨在评估在印度城市的一家三级保健医院工作的卫生保健专业人员对人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）疫苗接种的知识和认识。
为此，我们在印度泰米尔纳德邦钦奈的三家三级医院进行了一项横断面研究。我们的研究小组设计了一个有 31 个项目的结构化问卷，以评估对宫颈癌、其预防和 HPV 疫苗接种的知识和态度。
在 318 名受访者中，90.6%知道宫颈癌，83.3%知道巴氏涂片检查（巴氏涂片）可检测宫颈癌，86.2%的受访者知道 HPV 可引起宫颈癌。29.2%的合格受访者接受了宫颈癌筛查，19.8%的研究参与者接种了 HPV 疫苗。只有 34.9%的人知道 HPV 疫苗可用于男孩。不接种 HPV 疫苗的最常见原因是缺乏认识。在我们的研究中，77.2%的受访者愿意接种疫苗，并向其家庭成员推荐 HPV 疫苗接种。
从这项研究中可以明显看出，卫生保健专业人员对 HPV 疫苗接种及其在预防宫颈癌中的重要性缺乏认识。我们的研究结果清楚地表明，需要制定干预计划，以促进 HPV 疫苗接种和卫生保健专业人员的定期宫颈癌筛查。
