Keikha Leila, Shahraki-Mohammadi Azita, Esmaeilpour Maryam
Department of Medical Librarianship and Information Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Department of Gynecology, School of Medicine, Pregnancy Health Research Center, Ali IbneAbitaleb Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2025 Jul 4;14:260. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_312_24. eCollection 2025.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common skin and sexually transmitted infections. The prevalence of this infection has been increasing in recent years. Increasing the level of knowledge and awareness of people leads to the prevention of infection with this virus and subsequently decreases the number of cervical cancer patients. The present study was conducted to determine the awareness and attitude toward HPV in women of Zahedan City.
This descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 26 comprehensive health service centers in Zahedan City in 2023. A multistage cluster sampling is proposed for selecting comprehensive urban and suburban health centers. Overall, there were 20,482 women aged 15 to 26; by random sampling method and according to Morgan's table, 320 women were selected. Information related to awareness and attitude was completed using a questionnaire. SPSS 22 software was used for data analysis.
The average age of the participants in the study was 21 ± 3 years, 231 women (72.2%) were housewives, and 61 and 28 women (8.8%) were students and employed, respectively. The knowledge score about this virus was very low in the range of 4.39 ± 5.01. The level of attitude was reported as average 18.57 ± 2.80. In addition, the findings showed a relationship between the level of education, occupation, and family income with people's awareness of HPV. Moreover, single people also had a higher awareness and attitude toward this disease.
Implementing the various programs and interventions to improve the knowledge and awareness of people, especially women, about ways to prevent HPV, especially in vulnerable provinces, such as Sistan and Bauchistan, seems necessary. In addition, due to the prevalence of polygamy in this province and the low average age of marriage, awareness programs in this province should be followed more seriously at different levels from school to university, and also in case of vaccination, this province should be given first priority.
人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）是最常见的皮肤及性传播感染之一。近年来，这种感染的患病率一直在上升。提高人们的知识水平和意识有助于预防这种病毒感染，进而减少宫颈癌患者的数量。本研究旨在确定扎赫丹市女性对HPV的知晓情况和态度。
本描述性分析研究于2023年在扎赫丹市的26个综合健康服务中心开展。建议采用多阶段整群抽样法来选取城市和郊区的综合健康中心。总体而言，有20482名年龄在15至26岁的女性；通过随机抽样法并根据摩根表，选取了320名女性。使用问卷完成与知晓情况和态度相关的信息收集。采用SPSS 22软件进行数据分析。
研究参与者的平均年龄为21±3岁，231名女性（72.2%）为家庭主妇，61名和28名女性（分别占8.8%）为学生和在职人员。关于这种病毒的知识得分非常低，在4.39±5.01范围内。态度水平报告为平均18.57±2.80。此外，研究结果表明教育水平、职业和家庭收入与人们对HPV的知晓情况之间存在关联。而且，单身人士对这种疾病的知晓度和态度也更高。
实施各种项目和干预措施以提高人们，尤其是女性，对预防HPV方法的知识和认识，特别是在锡斯坦和俾路支斯坦等脆弱省份，似乎很有必要。此外，由于该省一夫多妻制的盛行以及较低的平均结婚年龄，从学校到大学的不同层面都应更认真地开展该省的宣传项目，并且在疫苗接种方面，该省应被给予首要优先地位。
