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Macau Periodical Index (澳門期刊論文索引)
- Author
- Cheang, Chonin；Chan, Wengtong；Wang, Xiaona；Xia, Sujian
- Title
- Knowledge, attitude, willingness of HPV vaccination and associated factors among undergraduate’s students in Guangzhou, China: A single-center cross-sectional study
- Journal Name
- 澳門科技大學學報
- Pub. Info
- 2023年12月15日, 第17卷第4期, pp. 7-49
- Link
- https://www.mustjournal.com/CN/10.58664/mustjournal.2023.12.002
- Keyword
- Willingness；Knowledge；Attitude；HPV vaccine
- Abstract
- Cervical cancer and HPV-related diseases can be effectively prevented through HPV vaccination. Yet, in mainland China, there is limited understanding of the associated factors among young people who are at the optimal age for HPV vaccination. This study aimed to investigate the HPV-related knowledge, attitudes, and willingness to vaccinate among this population, analyze associated factors, and provide a basis for primary and secondary cervical cancer prevention strategies. We performed a cross-sectional questionnaire survey, recruiting 892 participants. Of these, 86.7% had heard of the HPV vaccine, and 83.3% reported their willingness to receive the HPV vaccination. Our findings suggest that the most crucial factor influencing vaccine uptake is females who had heard of the HPV vaccine, believed in their ability to self-determine vaccination, encouraged their sexual partners to get vaccinated, and were in favor of incorporating the vaccine into broutine vaccinations. In conclusion, despite high willingness, Guangzhou university students have a low actual HPV vaccination rate, with internet and social media being the main, yet insufficient, sources of HPV knowledge. Enhancing vaccination coverage in China requires boosted awareness, cost regulation, and national campaign implementation. Paragraph Headings： 1. Introduction 2. Material and methods 2.1. Study population 2.2. Measuring instrument 2.3. Statistical analysis 3. Results 3.1. Participants’ characteristics 3.2. Descriptive statistics and univariate regression analyses 3.3. The reason for participants’ vaccine willingness 3.4. The demographic characteristic of participants’ knowledge scores 3.5. The demographic characteristic of participants’ attitudes scores 3.6. Stepwise multivariate logistic regression analysis 3.7. Preferred HPV vaccine of willing participants 3.8. HPV information sources 4. Discussion 5. Limitations and strengths 6. Conclusion Tables: 1. Results of descriptive statistics and univariate regression analyses. 2. Reasons for willingness or NOT willingness HPV vaccination 3. Demographic characteristics of participants’ knowledge and attitudes scores 4. Attitudes of statement on HPV and HPV vaccination 5. Multivariate logistic regression analyses between independent predictors and different outcomes of interest 1. KMO and Bartlett’s Test 2. Total Variance Explained Figures: 1. Participant’s willing to vaccine valent of HPV (n =743) 2. Sources of knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccination (n = 892)