Aga Syed Sameer, Yasmeen Nusrath, Khan Muhammad Anwar, Hakami Alqassem Y, Awadh Abdullah, Malli Israa Abdullah
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University for Health Sciences, National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pharmacy, College of Nursing, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University for Health Sciences, National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
J Educ Health Promot. 2022 Apr 28;11:141. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_640_21. eCollection 2022.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the major risk factor for cervical cancer (CC) in women of reproductive age. Despite advances in treatment and prevention of CC by HPV vaccination, very few women utilize them because of a lack of awareness about HPV.
We conducted this cross-sectional study among Health Professions Students (HPS) at King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah. Data were collected using a predesigned and validated study questionnaire to assess the knowledge, attitude, and perception of HPS toward HPV.
A total of 580 HPS responded to the survey; 128 (22.1%) were male, while 452 (77.9%) were female with the mean age ± standard deviation 20.36 ± 1.74 years. There was no significant difference between males and females related to screening of HPV and CC (82.8%; 82.3%). A minority (30.3%) of participants thought that HPV infection leads to CC, while 38.3% did not know about it. Furthermore, knowledge about HPV screening and vaccination was poor.
Students from the college of medicine had more knowledge and awareness about HPV (34.9%, < 0.001). Thus, it is important to implement effective education programs, curricular activities, and awareness campaigns for health professions to augment the learning process effectively.
人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）感染是育龄期女性患宫颈癌（CC）的主要风险因素。尽管HPV疫苗接种在宫颈癌的治疗和预防方面取得了进展，但由于对HPV缺乏认识，很少有女性使用这些疫苗。
我们在吉达的阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王健康科学大学的健康专业学生（HPS）中开展了这项横断面研究。使用预先设计并经验证的研究问卷收集数据，以评估健康专业学生对HPV的知识、态度和认知。
共有580名健康专业学生回复了调查；其中128名（22.1%）为男性，452名（77.9%）为女性，平均年龄±标准差为20.36±1.74岁。在HPV和CC筛查方面，男性和女性之间没有显著差异（82.8%；82.3%）。少数参与者（30.3%）认为HPV感染会导致CC，而38.3%的人对此并不了解。此外，关于HPV筛查和疫苗接种的知识也很匮乏。
医学院的学生对HPV有更多的知识和认识（34.9%，<0.001）。因此，为健康专业人员实施有效的教育项目、课程活动和宣传活动以有效加强学习过程非常重要。
