Department of Clinical Laboratories Sciences, The College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Aug 7;60(8):1276. doi: 10.3390/medicina60081276.
: Persistent high-risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) can cause cancers in the cervix, vulva, vagina, anus, penis, and oropharynx. A lack of knowledge about HPV can lead to vaccine hesitancy, which is detrimental to combating HPV-related diseases. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an HPV educational intervention to enhance university students' awareness of HPV. : We conducted a quasi-experimental one-group pre-test and post-test study on male and female college students from the College of Applied Medical Science and the College of Nursing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at King Saud University. Data were collected from May 2023 to March 2024. The first section of the survey assessed sociodemographic factors, and the second section measured knowledge regarding HPV. : A total of 271 students completed the surveys, with 71 males (26.2%) and 200 females (73.8%) participating. Students aged 22 years or older had better HPV awareness. Gender significantly predicts HPV awareness, with female students being four times more likely to be aware of HPV compared to male students. After the educational intervention, significant improvements in HPV knowledge were observed in all items (-values < 0.0001) and across all demographic groups. Misconceptions about HPV were corrected, and the overall knowledge score increased from 29.3% to 82.0%. : Our results suggest that similar interventions could benefit other populations in the kingdom, potentially increasing vaccination rates.
高危型人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）持续感染可引起宫颈癌、外阴癌、阴道癌、肛门癌、阴茎癌和口咽癌。由于对 HPV 的认识不足，可能导致疫苗犹豫，从而不利于防治 HPV 相关疾病。本研究旨在评估 HPV 教育干预措施对提高大学生 HPV 认识的效果。
我们在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的沙特国王大学的应用医学科学学院和护理学院对男女生进行了一项准实验性单组前测后测研究。数据收集于 2023 年 5 月至 2024 年 3 月。调查的第一部分评估了社会人口因素，第二部分测量了 HPV 相关知识。
共有 271 名学生完成了调查，其中 71 名男性（26.2%）和 200 名女性（73.8%）参与。22 岁及以上的学生对 HPV 的认识更好。性别显著预测 HPV 意识，与男性学生相比，女性学生对 HPV 的认识可能性高出四倍。在教育干预后，所有项目的 HPV 知识都有显著提高（-值<0.0001），且在所有人口统计学群体中均如此。HPV 的误解得到纠正，总体知识得分从 29.3%提高到 82.0%。
我们的结果表明，类似的干预措施可能使王国的其他人群受益，从而提高疫苗接种率。
