Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
J Med Virol. 2022 Jun;94(6):2796-2801. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27509. Epub 2021 Dec 17.
As a developing country, Lebanon lacks adequate awareness about Human papillomavirus (HPV) among its population, whether working in the medical field or not. Lebanon is traditionally considered conservative with a low incidence of sexually transmitted infections in general, but recently the incidence of HPV infections has significantly increased. The present cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the level of awareness on HPV and the attitude toward HPV vaccine among Lebanese medical students in a self-administered questionnaire-based survey. A total of 1009 answers were collected and analyzed from a population of about 3000 Lebanese medical students. Our study revealed a significant lack of knowledge and awareness on HPV among medical students in Lebanon, with a strikingly low vaccination rate (16.4%) due to many barriers. Education initiatives in medical schools remain crucial to raise awareness on HPV and promote HPV vaccination, especially among medical students, who represent the country's future healthcare providers and policymakers.
作为一个发展中国家，黎巴嫩的民众，无论是从事医学领域工作与否，对人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）的认识都不足。黎巴嫩传统上被认为是保守的，一般来说性传播感染的发病率较低，但最近 HPV 感染的发病率显著增加。本横断面研究旨在通过基于自我管理问卷的调查，评估黎巴嫩医学生对 HPV 的认识水平以及对 HPV 疫苗的态度。我们从大约 3000 名黎巴嫩医学生的人群中收集并分析了 1009 份回答。我们的研究表明，黎巴嫩医学生对 HPV 的知识和认识严重不足，由于存在许多障碍，疫苗接种率（16.4%）极低。医学院的教育举措对于提高对 HPV 的认识和推广 HPV 疫苗接种仍然至关重要，特别是对于医学生而言，他们是国家未来的医疗保健提供者和政策制定者。
