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Human Papillomavirus Infection and Vaccination: Knowledge and Attitudes among Nursing Students in Italy

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  • Concetta Paola Pelullo

    (Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy)

  • Maria Rosaria Esposito

    (Istituto Nazionale Tumori, “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy)

  • Gabriella Di Giuseppe

    (Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy)

Abstract

This cross-sectional study assessed nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes about Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and vaccination in Italy. The survey was conducted among a sample of 556 nursing students. Almost all reported that they had heard about HPV infection, while only 36.5% knew the risk factors of HPV infection and that this could be prevented by the HPV vaccine. Those who had heard about HPV infection during their degree program were more likely to know risk factors of HPV infection and that this could be prevented by the HPV vaccine. The majority of students (65.3%) reported that they would be willing to receive the HPV vaccine. Moreover, 91.7% of participants reported that they were willing, as future health care operators, to recommend the HPV vaccine to others. Those who knew risk factors of HPV infection and that this could be prevented by the HPV vaccine, and those who knew that cervical cancer could be prevented by the HPV vaccine expressed this positive attitude about willingness to recommend the HPV vaccine. These results highlight the need to supplement nursing students’ specific education, to improve their knowledge and awareness of HPV vaccination.

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  • Concetta Paola Pelullo & Maria Rosaria Esposito & Gabriella Di Giuseppe, 2019. "Human Papillomavirus Infection and Vaccination: Knowledge and Attitudes among Nursing Students in Italy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(10), pages 1-9, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:10:p:1770-:d:232507
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    1. José Tuells & Cecilia M. Egoavil & Isabel Morales-Moreno & Elena Fortes-Montoya & Carlos Salazar-García & Noelia Rodríguez-Blanco, 2021. "Knowledge, Attitudes, and Sources of Information on Vaccines in Spanish Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-17, March.
    2. Chia-Hao Liu & Yu-Chieh Lee & Jeff Chien-Fu Lin & I-San Chan & Na-Rong Lee & Wen-Hsun Chang & Wei-Min Liu & Peng-Hui Wang, 2019. "Radical Hysterectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Locally Bulky-Size Cervical Cancer: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis between the Robotic and Abdominal Approaches," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-19, October.
    3. Sara Villanueva & Diego Gabriel Mosteiro-Miguéns & Eva María Domínguez-Martís & David López-Ares & Silvia Novío, 2019. "Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intentions towards Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Nursing Students in Spain," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-14, November.
    4. Xin Wang & Taifeng Du & Xiaoling Shi & Kusheng Wu, 2021. "Awareness and Knowledge about Human Papilloma Virus Infection among Students at Secondary Occupational Health School in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-11, June.

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