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Enfermería Actual de Costa Rica

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Abstract

MEDINA-FERNANDEZ, Isaí Arturo et al. Knowledge of the human papilloma virus and its vaccine in women in a rural area ofQuerétaro, México. Enfermería Actual de Costa Rica [online]. 2017, n.32, pp.26-39. ISSN 1409-4568.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/revenf.v0i32.23575.

Introduction:

The human papillomavirus (HPV) has a high prevalence in young women resulting on a problem of public health. In México, it occupied the nineteenth place in the 2011 of transmissible diseases and more than 90% of cervical cancer cases are related to it. The aim of the research was to determine the level of knowledge about HPV, vaccine and risk behaviors of young adult woman in a rural community of San Juan del Río, Querétaro, México.

Methodology:

The study was cross-sectional; convenience sample on woman from 20 to 40 years old. The instrument used was “HPV and Health” with a Cronbach´s alpha of 0.79, divided into sociodemographic data, knowledge of HPV and vaccine, health aspects and information sources. 45 people were surveyed; age X=27.8, S=5.9 years.

Results:

Women presented a good level of knowledge about the HPV with 22%, 20% regular, 17.78% deficient and 40 % very deficient. Regarding the vaccine 53.3% had deficient knowledge and 2.2% had excellent. It is necessary to improve knowledge about HPV in order to for people to avoid the development of cervical cancer virus;

Conclusion:

It is also required to explain women about immunization against HPV, as well as the operation and the importance of administering the vaccine to girls.

Keywords : Knowledge-Attitudes-and-Practice in Health; Female; Vaccines-against-Papillomavirus.

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