Iliadou Maria, Sahini Kalliopi, Sakellari Evanthia, Daglas Maria, Orovou Eirini, Iatrakis Georgios, Antoniou Evangelia
Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, Greece.
Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica, Greece.
Mater Sociomed. 2021 Sep;33(3):219-224. doi: 10.5455/msm.2021.33.219-224.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide and its highest prevalence is observed in adolescents and young adults. This review examined studies that explore awareness about HPV among adolescents and young adults, as well as their attitudes and willingness towards the HPV vaccine. Besides, the impact of health professionals and health education interventions on HPV awareness and attitudes towards HPV vaccine is identified.
The aim of this review is, firstly, to systematically identify the studies that explore awareness about HPV among adolescents and young adults, as well as their attitudes and willingness towards the HPV vaccine. Secondly, the aim is to identify the impact of health professionals and health education interventions on HPV awareness and attitudes towards HPV vaccine among the same group.
The systematic review was conducted in the international databases PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar, between 2016-2019.
The review revealed low to moderate levels of awareness and knowledge regarding HPV (10 studies), while a more favorable attitude towards the HPV vaccine (3 studies). The role of health professionals was ineffective (4 studies), while studies focused on the impact of health education interventions showed a positive impact on knowledge and awareness of HPV (4 studies).
Continuous training of health personnel is necessary and new studies are needed to identify barriers to adolescents not being vaccinated.
人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)是全球最常见的性传播感染,在青少年和年轻人中其患病率最高。本综述研究了探索青少年和年轻人对HPV的认知、以及他们对HPV疫苗的态度和意愿的相关研究。此外,还确定了卫生专业人员和健康教育干预措施对HPV认知及HPV疫苗态度的影响。
本综述的目的,首先是系统地确定探索青少年和年轻人对HPV的认知、以及他们对HPV疫苗的态度和意愿的研究。其次,目的是确定卫生专业人员和健康教育干预措施对同一群体中HPV认知及HPV疫苗态度的影响。
在2016年至2019年期间,在国际数据库PubMed、Scopus和谷歌学术上进行了系统综述。
该综述显示,对HPV的认知和知识水平较低至中等(10项研究),而对HPV疫苗的态度较为积极(3项研究)。卫生专业人员的作用无效(4项研究),而关注健康教育干预措施影响的研究显示,对HPV的知识和认知有积极影响(4项研究)。
有必要对卫生人员进行持续培训,并且需要开展新的研究来确定青少年未接种疫苗的障碍。