Awareness And Knowledge of Cervical Cancer, HPV And HPV Vaccine Among University Female Students
Journal Title: GJRA-Global Journal For Research Analysis - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 10
Abstract
The present study was done to determine the level of awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer and HPV among university female students. The knowledge of HPV vaccine and its acceptance was also analyzed. This was a cross sectional study conducted on the 174 University female students attending the University student health care complex, Banaras Hindu University (BHU). The overall awareness of cervical cancer among university female students in our study was 62.6%. The most effective mode of information for Cervical Cancer awareness in our study was Media (37.6%).The knowledge of HPV vaccine was still low (15.5%) and only 8% study participants get vaccinated for HPV. Awareness of cervical cancer and HPV is important to decrease the cervical cancer related deaths. Media can play a very important role in creating awareness. Acceptability of HPV vaccine can be enhanced by reducing the cost of vaccine.
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Ruchi Sinha
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