Lay knowledge of HPV infection and the vaccine against HPV in Greece

dc.contributor.author	Νοταρά, Βενετία	el
dc.contributor.author	Σουλτάτου, Πελαγία	el
dc.contributor.author	Τσέλικα, Αγλαΐα	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-15T23:46:51Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-15T23:46:51Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-16
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1347
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Papillomaviruses
dc.subject	Sexual health
dc.subject	Ιός Ανθρωπίνων Θηλωμάτων
dc.subject	Εμβολιασμός
dc.subject	Σεξουαλική υγεία
dc.subject	Vaccination
dc.subject	Lay knowledge
dc.title	Lay knowledge of HPV infection and the vaccine against HPV in Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Gynecology
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Γυναικολογία
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Γυναικολογία
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heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85063528
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2012-06
heal.bibliographicCitation	Notara, V., Soutlarou, P., Tselika, A. (2012) Lay knowledge of HPV infection and the vaccine against HPV in Greece. "Health Science Journal". 6 (2). p. 270-79.	en
heal.abstract	Background: The human papilloma virus is sexually transmitted and is related to cancer mostly, yet not limited, to the female reproductive system. However it is nowadays possible to prevent the particular transmission of the virus due to the vaccine against HPV, among other screening and preventive measures. Aims: This exploratory descriptive research study, taking into account the high prevalence of HPV, its oncogenic effect but also the opportunities of prevention, attempts to explore the degree of awareness of health care service users of reproductive age regarding HPV and immunization against it in Greece. Methods: The population sample included individuals (n=144) of mean reproductive age (19-49 years old) selected as health care service users in Attica and Crete in 2009. A small scale descriptive quantitative survey was conducted employing a structured closed type questionnaire. The questionnaire included questions on the respondents’ socio-demographic profile, sexual behaviors, awareness of the HPV and the vaccine against HPV. The SPSS 13.0 software and descriptive statistics were employed to analyzing the data. Results: An overrepresentation of women (68%) is observed in the sample, while the majority, yet marginal, of participants hold higher education degrees (54%) and are married (56%). The vast majority of the respondents (93%) reported having sexual intercourse, while a significant percentage (62%) of the respondents reported regular use of protective means. Regarding the sources of information, only 16% of the participants appears to use valid sources, while considerable confusion about the symptoms of the disease and the diagnostic methods is observed. 1 / 5 of the sample is not aware of the main ways of transmission of the virus and 1 / 3 report wrong ways of transmission. Finally, only 8% of the sample is vaccinated against HPV and 30% is unaware of the vaccine. Conclusions: The self-reported sexual behaviors, information on HPV and the vaccine against the virus are almost satisfactory. However an extremely small proportion of the respondents is immunized against HPV. Concurrently, significant knowledge gaps are evident regarding HPV and the vaccine against HPV.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2012-04