Miraglia Del Giudice Grazia, Sansone Vincenza, Della Polla Giorgia, Angelillo Italo Francesco
Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", via Luciano Armanni 5, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Vaccines (Basel). 2024 Jun 29;12(7):728. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12070728.
This cross-sectional survey aimed to explore the reasons for receiving the HPV vaccination among eligible adults in Italy.
The survey was conducted from July 2023 to April 2024 in Naples, Southern Italy.
A total of 282 questionnaires were collected. The majority of the respondents (73.2%) was aware that HPV vaccination was recommended and this was more likely among women, healthcare workers (HCWs) or students in health sciences, and those who had acquired information from physicians. The most frequently cited reasons for vaccinating were self-protection from the infection (77.6%) and from cervical/oral/penile/anal cancer (68.9%), knowing that the vaccination was free of charge (46.2%), awareness of the severity of the HPV disease (43%), to protect their partner (42.6%), and perception of being at risk (24.2%). Being HCWs or students in health sciences, believing that HPV infection could cause a serious disease, and having a higher number of oral intercourse experiences in the last year were significant predictors of the perception of being at risk. Female and Italian respondents were more likely to receive the HPV vaccination because it was effective in preventing cancer.
Targeted educational programs and health interventions should be developed to ensure enhancing knowledge and fostering positive attitudes toward the HPV vaccination.
这项横断面调查旨在探究意大利符合条件的成年人接种人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）疫苗的原因。
该调查于2023年7月至2024年4月在意大利南部的那不勒斯进行。
共收集到282份问卷。大多数受访者（73.2%）知晓HPV疫苗是被推荐接种的，女性、医护人员（HCWs）、健康科学专业的学生以及那些从医生处获取信息的人更有可能知晓这一点。接种疫苗最常被提及的原因是自我预防感染（77.6%）和预防宫颈癌/口腔癌/阴茎癌/肛门癌（68.9%），知道疫苗是免费的（46.2%），意识到HPV疾病的严重性（43%），保护伴侣（42.6%），以及感觉自己有风险（24.2%）。身为医护人员或健康科学专业的学生、认为HPV感染会导致严重疾病以及在过去一年中有更多口交经历是感觉有风险的显著预测因素。女性和意大利受访者更有可能接种HPV疫苗，因为它对预防癌症有效。
应制定有针对性的教育项目和健康干预措施，以确保增强对HPV疫苗接种的认识并培养积极态度。
