Faculty of Health Science, Department of Nursing, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkey.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
Public Health Nurs. 2024 Nov-Dec;41(6):1466-1479. doi: 10.1111/phn.13390. Epub 2024 Aug 1.
This study aims to examine the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) testing attitudes and beliefs, knowledge, and vaccination attitudes.
This study was a cross-sectional design.
This study was conducted between March 15, 2024, and June 2, 2024, through social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Telegram, by sharing on forum pages, and involved 674 women who volunteered to participate.
The research data were collected using the "health belief model scale regarding HPV infection and vaccination (HBMS-HPVV)" and the "HPV Testing Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (HTABS)," which were developed by the researchers through a literature review.
The average age of the women participating in the study was 46.59 ± 11.15 years; 81.5% were married, 57.6% had no knowledge about cervical cancer, and 62.2% had no knowledge about the HPV vaccine, a protective vaccine against cervical cancer. The average scores for the subdimensions of severity, barriers, benefits, and susceptibility of the HBMS-HPVV were 3.19 ± 0.60, 2.96 ± 1.22, 2.29 ± 1.40, and 3.92 ± 0.49, respectively. The average scores for the subdimensions of personal barriers, social norms, confidence, and worries of the HTABS were 31.14 ± 19.27, 7.57 ± 4.47, 30.03 ± 7.18, and 11.91 ± 2.52, respectively. A statistically significant positive relationship was found between all HBMS-HPVV subdimensions and the HTABS subdimensions (p < 0.001).
The study found that as the perceived severity increases, the perceived benefits, susceptibility, and confidence increase, while the perceived barriers, personal barriers, social norms, and worries decrease. Based on these results, it is recommended that women's health nurses provide education and seminars to raise awareness about cervical cancer, early screening and diagnosis programs, and the HPV vaccine.
本研究旨在探讨人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）检测态度与信念、知识和疫苗接种态度之间的关系。
本研究采用横断面设计。
本研究于 2024 年 3 月 15 日至 2024 年 6 月 2 日通过 Facebook、Instagram、Twitter 和 Telegram 等社交媒体平台进行，通过论坛页面分享，共涉及 674 名自愿参与的女性。
研究数据通过研究人员通过文献回顾开发的“HPV 感染和疫苗接种健康信念模型量表（HBMS-HPVV）”和“HPV 检测态度和信念量表（HTABS）”收集。
参与研究的女性平均年龄为 46.59±11.15 岁；81.5%已婚，57.6%不知道宫颈癌，62.2%不知道 HPV 疫苗，这是一种预防宫颈癌的保护疫苗。HBMS-HPVV 的严重程度、障碍、益处和易感性亚维度的平均得分为 3.19±0.60、2.96±1.22、2.29±1.40 和 3.92±0.49。HTABS 的个人障碍、社会规范、信心和担忧亚维度的平均得分为 31.14±19.27、7.57±4.47、30.03±7.18 和 11.91±2.52。HBMS-HPVV 的所有亚维度与 HTABS 的亚维度之间均存在统计学上显著的正相关（p<0.001）。
本研究发现，随着感知严重性的增加，感知益处、易感性和信心增加，而感知障碍、个人障碍、社会规范和担忧减少。基于这些结果，建议妇女健康护士提供有关宫颈癌、早期筛查和诊断计划以及 HPV 疫苗的教育和研讨会。
