Document Details

Document Type : Thesis 
Document Title :
HPV KNOWLEDGE AND VACCINATION ACCEPTANCE AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS.
قياس مدى معرفة وتقبل طلاب الطب لتطعيم الفايروس الحليمي البشري.
 
Subject : Faculty of medicine 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : Background: Human papilloma viruses are associated with many benign and malignant conditions. Around a decade ago the FDA approved HPV vaccination for both genders, however the uptake of the vaccine is still considered low around the world. Medical students are the corner stone of the next generation of health care providers, and since a health care provider recommendation for HPV vaccination is one of the most promoting causes of vaccination, it is important for them to be well educated about HPV and HPV vaccination and to be prepared to face the barriers that prevent the vaccination process. Objectives: The aim of our study is to assess medical students knowledge and attitude about HPV vaccination and to identify the factors that could affect their vaccine recommendation in the future. Methods: This is a cross sectional study conducted among medical students in their third and fourth academic year of 2018. A questionnaire was prepared containing sociodemographic information, HPV knowledge, vaccination knowledge and vaccination acceptability. Results: The study included 1115 participants; Females were found to have better HPV knowledge and HPV vaccination than males and the main source of knowledge among all the particepants comes from their education (89.1%), followed by the Internet (28.9%), then from the media (15.5%). Only (44.9%) of the participants have heard about HPV vaccination, more females have heard of the HPV vaccine than males (48.4% vs 42.9%), the vaccination rate was (7.5%) and only (47.7%) were interested in receiving the HPV vaccine, sexual inactivity and lack of knowledge were the most frequent reasons not to receive the vaccine. Conclusion: Females are showing higher level of HPV knowledge than males, however the knowledge level is still low among educated students in general, more than half of the participants are welling to discuss HPV vaccine with their patients. Increasing awareness in HPV infection and vaccination as well as being the first-hand recipients of vaccines would defiantly increase the likelihood of the students recommending the vaccine towards their patients. 
Supervisor : Dr. Mazin Merdad 
Thesis Type : Master Thesis 
Publishing Year : 1441 AH
2020 AD 
Added Date : Saturday, June 20, 2020 

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موده عبدالحليمAbdulhaleem, Mawaddah ResearcherMaster 

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