Consideratıon Of HPV Vaccination in Patients Applying to Ketem Outpatient Clinic. How Aware am I of the HPV Vaccine?

Hülya Doğan Tiryaki; Ferit Kaya; Eda Fulden Tutar

doi:10.19127/mbsjohs.1420214

Consideratıon Of HPV Vaccination in Patients Applying to Ketem Outpatient Clinic. How Aware am I of the HPV Vaccine?

Authors : Hülya Doğan Tiryaki, Ferit Kaya, Eda Fulden Tutar

Pages : 155-162

Doi:10.19127/mbsjohs.1420214

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Publication Date : 2024-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection causes a wide range of diseases, from genital warts to cervical cancer. Since HPV infection often progresses without symptoms, early diagnosis is difficult. The aim of the study is to determine the frequency of HPV positivity among women applying to KETEM polyclinic in Adıyaman province Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted through surveys among 273 women who applied to Adıyaman Central KETEM polyclinic. The applied questionnaire consists of 25 questions. Questionnaires were administered through face-to-face interviews. In addition to sociodemographic data, the questionnaires included questions about HPV vaccination. Chi-square, t-test and ANOVA tests were used as statistical analysis methods. p<0.05 was considered significant. Results: The mean age of the participants was 47.12±8.60. 83.9% of the participants were housewives, 63.5% described their economic status as medium, and 79.7% had health insurance. The frequency of those who had a PAP-smear test before was 89.7%, and the frequency of those who had a PAP-smear for regular health check-ups was 60%. 2.6% of PAP Smear test results were positive. The frequency of those who received the HPV vaccine was 3.7%. The frequency of those who thought that the HPV vaccine was protective against cancer was 41.0%. The frequency of those who had heard of the HPV vaccine was 20.7%, the frequency of those who wanted to get the HPV vaccine was 86.3%, and the frequency of those who were considering having their children vaccinated against HPV was 89.3%. Age, education level and employment status affect the level of awareness about the HPV vaccine (p<0.05). Conclusion: The frequency of those who received the HPV vaccine was quite low. Although one fifth of the participants had heard of the HPV vaccine, the majority were not against getting both themselves and their children vaccinated against HPV.
Keywords : HPV, Vaccine, Communicable Disease, Reproductive Health

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