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ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE TOWARDS HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS VACCINE AMONG FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

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Dr.L.Lakshmi, Ms.Thivya N, Ms.Bhuvaneswari S, Ms.Prathiba S, Ms. Precilla selvakumari J, Ms.Nancy Priscilla G
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.s2.110

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. Although the majority of HPV infections are asymptomatic and resolve spontaneously, persistent infections can develop into anogenital warts, precancers, and cervical, anogenital, or oropharyngeal cancers in women. The relationship between cervical cancer and sexual behavior was suspected for more than 100 years and was established by epidemiologic studies in the 1960s. A study was done to assess the knowledge about HPV vaccine among female high school students at selected high schools Chennai. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge about HPV vaccine among female high school students and to associate knowledge of HPV vaccine with their selected demographic variables of students, a sample of 60 students were selected in high school by using simple random sampling fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected for this study. An extensive review of literature and guidance by experts formed the foundation to the development of the study. The data collection tool related to knowledge on HPV and its importance of vaccine was validated and reliability was established. The data collection for the study was done, from the collected data the results was tabulated and analyzed. The results shows that there regarding knowledge there classification were inadequate knowledge of students 40%, moderate knowledge of students 14% and adequate knowledge of students 6%. Regarding association there is significant association of knowledge towards human papilloma virus vaccination among female high school students with demographical variables like age, parents’ educational status, parents occupational status, parents monthly income and have an older sister. But there is no significant association between knowledge towards human papilloma virus vaccine among female high school students with demographic variable like religion and source of information of human papilloma virus vaccine.

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