1.Knowledge, attitude, and practice among staff associated with Human Papillomavirus vaccine of young children in Iran
Narges Soltanizadeh ; Mohsen Ameri Shahrabi ; Mohammad Reza Masjedi ; Elaheh Ainy ; Esmaeel Kavousy ; Syyed Mahmoud Hashemi
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2020;75(5):534-547
Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate knowledge,
attitudes, practice associated with Human Papillomavirus
(HPV) Vaccine for Young Children among lecturers
and health staffs of Shahid Beheshti University of
Medical Sciences (SBMU).
Method: This was a cross-sectional study with 220 adults
from five different specialties, randomly selected. Data was
collected using 45-item questionnaire on knowledge (12-
item), attitude (18-item) and practice (15-item) (KAP) about
HPV. The demographic questionnaire included information
on age, gender, level of education, occupation, and marital
status. Content validity was calculated by content validity
ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI). Reliability was
evaluated using test-retest and by Cronbach’s Alpha
coefficient, internal consistency was calculated values >0.81
which considered as satisfactory.
Results: The mean age of the studied population was 37.70±
8.07 (23-67) years. Of the 220 participants, 80 (36.4%) were
males and 140 (63.6%) were females. In evaluating KAP in
the men and women, the mean and standard deviation of
knowledge were estimated at good level and one-way
ANOVA analysis showed significant differences between
women and men (p=0.019). There was no significant
difference in men and women related to attitude (p=0.92) and
practice (p=0.38).
Conclusion: The KAP about HPV among participants was
significantly higher at good levels compared to average
levels. Women's knowledge was significantly higher than
men. Attitude and practice could have been higher because
there was consensus to the usage of vaccine among the
specialists to prevent HPV.