Maletin Nemanja, Denda Nikola, Ljubičić Ana, Velicki Radmila, Patić Aleksandra, Golušin Zoran, Dugandžija Tihomir, Petrović Vladimir, Ristić Mioljub, Vuković Vladimir
Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Vaccines (Basel). 2024 Dec 26;13(1):11. doi: 10.3390/vaccines13010011.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Adequate knowledge and correct attitudes about the HPV vaccine influence awareness of the importance of preventing HPV-related diseases, which is particularly important for future healthcare professionals. We aim to examine the share of correct answers and the prevalence of different attitudes about the HPV vaccine among active regular students of the Faculty of Medicine in Novi Sad.
A cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 to 30 November 2023 using a structured survey questionnaire.
A total of 1760 students were included, of which 78% were female, with an average age of 21 years. Students who participated in prior HPV education) demonstrated significantly higher knowledge (81.92% vs. 65.60%, < 0.001) and were more likely to recommend the vaccine to patients (89.91% vs. 82.99%, < 0.001). Almost all vaccinated students (99.41%) would recommend the vaccine, compared to 82.91% of unvaccinated students ( < 0.001). Students who actively sought HPV information also showed a higher likelihood of recommending the vaccine (93.05% vs. 83.02%, < 0.001). Moreover, those with sufficient self-assessed knowledge were more inclined to recommend the vaccine (89.88%) than those with insufficient knowledge (81.66%, < 0.001). The analysis demonstrated that an increase in the number of correct answers in the knowledge evaluation corresponds to higher odds of recommending the HPV vaccine to patients (OR = 1.23, 95% CI 1.17-1.28). Positive attitudes prevailed, with 68.89% supporting more education on HPV vaccination.
Students who previously attended education on HPV infection/vaccination and those who would recommend the vaccine have significantly higher levels of knowledge. The study highlights the importance of HPV-related education in shaping future healthcare professionals' attitudes and knowledge.
背景/目的：对人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）疫苗有足够的了解并持有正确的态度，会影响对预防HPV相关疾病重要性的认识，这对未来的医疗保健专业人员尤为重要。我们旨在调查诺维萨德医学院在校正规学生中关于HPV疫苗正确答案的比例以及不同态度的流行情况。
2023年11月1日至30日采用结构化调查问卷进行了一项横断面研究。
共纳入1760名学生，其中78%为女性，平均年龄21岁。之前接受过HPV教育的学生表现出显著更高的知识水平（81.92%对65.60%，<0.001），并且更有可能向患者推荐该疫苗（89.91%对82.99%，<0.001）。几乎所有接种过疫苗的学生（99.41%）会推荐该疫苗，相比之下未接种疫苗的学生为82.91%（<0.001）。积极寻求HPV信息的学生也更有可能推荐该疫苗（93.05%对83.02%，<0.001）。此外，那些自我评估知识充足的学生比知识不足的学生更倾向于推荐该疫苗（89.88%对81.66%，<0.001）。分析表明，知识评估中正确答案数量的增加对应着向患者推荐HPV疫苗的更高几率（比值比=1.23，95%置信区间1.17 - 1.28）。积极态度占主导，68.89%的人支持开展更多关于HPV疫苗接种的教育。
之前接受过HPV感染/疫苗接种教育的学生以及会推荐该疫苗的学生知识水平显著更高。该研究强调了HPV相关教育在塑造未来医疗保健专业人员态度和知识方面的重要性。
