Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Vaccination, and Practices Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Female Health‑care Professionals in Sokoto, Nigeria
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: The high human papillomavirus (HPV) infection transmission rates in the less developed regions of the world are believed to be responsible for the concomitantly high burden of cervical cancer in these regions. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the knowledge of HPV infection and vaccination, and practices regarding HPV vaccination among female health-care professionals in Sokoto, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among 256 female health-care professionals (selected by multistage sampling technique) practicing in the secondary and tertiary health-care facilities in Sokoto metropolis, Nigeria. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data on the research variables. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 24 statistical computer software package. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 36.74 ± 8.9 years. Most, 208 (81.3%) of the 256 respondents were married and majority of them (58.6%) were nurses. Less than half of the respondents (47.7%) had good knowledge of HPV infection and only a few of them (7.4%) had good knowledge of HPV vaccination. Uptake of HPV vaccination was low (2.3%) among the respondents, with the main reasons cited being non-availability of the vaccines (42.7%) and lack of awareness (24.8%). Conclusion: This study showed suboptimal knowledge of HPV infection and low levels of knowledge and uptake of HPV vaccination among the respondents. Government and the Management of Health Institutions should organize periodic training of health-care professionals on the strategies for preventing the transmission of HPV infection and also make HPV vaccines consistently accessible to the target population.
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Mairo Hassan, Kehinde Joseph Awosan
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