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Thesis |
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KNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPTABILITY OF HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS VACCINE AMONG HEALTH COLLEGE’S STUDENTS AT KING ABDUL-AZIZ UNIVERSITY, JEDDAH SAUDI ARABIA, 2018 (A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY). معرفة وقبول لقاح فيروس الورم الحليمي البشري بين طلاب الكليات الصحية بجامعة الملك عبد العزيز، جدة المملكة العربية السعودية، 2018 (دراسة مقطعية). |
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Subject |
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Faculty of medicine |
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Arabic |
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Abstract |
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Background: Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a DNA virus. Studies around the world have shown a significant association between cervical cancer and HPV infection. Three types of HPV vaccine were introduced, and they were effective against HPV infection, their efficacy reached 98%.
Objectives: To measure knowledge and acceptability toward HPV vaccination among the final year of health college students at King Abdul-Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2018.
Methods: A cross-sectional study with a self-administered, well-structured questionnaire involving 300 students from the final year of male and female health colleges (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacology, Medical Technology, and Nursing) at King Abdul-Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2018.
Results: This study showed 34.00% good knowledge and 76.00% high acceptability among health college students. A low level of knowledge about the HPV vaccine among Saudi students (32.80%) in comparison with non-Saudis (66.70%) along with statistically significant difference (P value = 0.00). The acceptability of the HPV vaccine was higher in females (80.80%) and was statistically significant (P value = 0.03). In addition, a higher acceptance towards the HPV vaccine between students from the College of Nursing (83.70%) and Medicine (81.30%). The logistic regression analysis showed that good knowledge level was independently associated with nationality and awareness about the possibility of preventing cervical cancer, while the acceptability level was independently associated with the good knowledge score.
Conclusion: poor level of knowledge and a high acceptability toward the HPV vaccine offered us a strong push forward to provide the HPV vaccine to the community, but we still need to work on building more knowledge about the vaccine to improve its acceptance in Saudi Arabia. This outcome can be achieved by the development of health promotion and educational strategies in the curriculum of the health college students.
Keywords: knowledge, acceptability, human papilloma virus vaccine, cervical cancer. |
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PROF. IMAN WAHBY |
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Thesis Type |
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Master Thesis |
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Publishing Year |
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1442 AH
2020 AD |
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Saturday, September 12, 2020 |
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Researchers
| رنا حسن قدير | GADEER, RANA HASSAN | Researcher | Master | |
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