Department of Oral and Maxillofacial & Head and Neck Oncology, Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Aug 3;17(8):2728-2735. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1885967. Epub 2021 Mar 9.
: This study aimed to assess the knowledge of Chinese dentists on human papilloma virus (HPV), their willingness and factors prevention them from recommending patients for HPV vaccination, and to identify ways through which dentists can acquire HPV-related knowledge.: This was a cross-sectional study based on Chinese dentists. The anonymous self-filled questionnaire method was used to collect demographic information of participants, their knowledge of HPV, willingness and barriers to recommending HPV vaccines to patients, and the strategies they can adopt to obtain HPV-related knowledge.: A total of 517 dentists completed the questionnaire, and 89.94% of dentists were willing to recommend HPV vaccination to patients. Participants aged 30-39 years, male dentists and dentist-in-charge had relatively lower knowledge scores than other groups. Besides, participants aged 30-39 years, working in private hospitals, and practicing in Southern China had a lower willingness to recommend HPV vaccination to patients. Recommending HPV vaccination to patients is not within the scope of practicing dentists, and concerns about the safety of the HPV vaccine were found to be the main barriers preventing its recommendation. Notably, 97.87% of dentists were eager to acquire HPV-related knowledge, and agreed for the first time to enroll in relevant educational courses.: Chinese dentists had expressed a strong desire to recommend HPV vaccines to patients, even though their knowledge of HPV was scanty. Therefore, measures to improve their understanding of HPV vaccines and eliminate barriers suppressing their willingness to recommend HPV vaccines are urgently needed.
本研究旨在评估中国牙医对人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)的认识,他们推荐患者接种 HPV 疫苗的意愿和相关因素,并确定牙医获取 HPV 相关知识的途径。
这是一项基于中国牙医的横断面研究。采用匿名自填式问卷方法收集参与者的人口统计学信息、HPV 知识、推荐 HPV 疫苗给患者的意愿和障碍,以及他们可以采用的获取 HPV 相关知识的策略。
共有 517 名牙医完成了问卷,89.94%的牙医愿意向患者推荐 HPV 疫苗接种。与其他组相比,30-39 岁、男性牙医和牙医负责人的知识得分相对较低。此外,30-39 岁、在私营医院工作和在华南地区工作的参与者向患者推荐 HPV 疫苗接种的意愿较低。向患者推荐 HPV 疫苗接种不在执业牙医的执业范围内,而对 HPV 疫苗安全性的担忧被认为是阻止其推荐的主要障碍。值得注意的是,97.87%的牙医渴望获得 HPV 相关知识,他们首次同意参加相关教育课程。
中国牙医强烈希望向患者推荐 HPV 疫苗,尽管他们对 HPV 疫苗的了解有限。因此,迫切需要采取措施提高他们对 HPV 疫苗的认识,消除抑制他们推荐 HPV 疫苗意愿的障碍。