Knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccination: An international comparison
Knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccination: An international comparison
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DOI：
10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.11.083
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发表时间：
2013-01-21
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影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Waller, Jo
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作者：
Marlow, Laura A. V.;Zimet, Gregory D.;Waller, Jo
自从人类乳头瘤病毒（HPV）疫苗接种成为可能，对HPV的认识大大增加。疫苗计划的实施在国际上各不相同，但没有研究探讨这对公众对HPV知识的影响。本研究旨在探讨三个国家（美国、英国和澳大利亚）对HPV的认识和HPV知识的差异。参与者（n = 2409）完成了一项经验证的HPV知识测量，作为在线调查的一部分。美国男性和女性对HPV的认识水平高于英国和澳大利亚。在所有三个国家中，男性和教育水平较低与HPV意识较低有关。美国女性对HPV疫苗的认识高于英国和澳大利亚。美国女性在一般HPV知识（15项量表）上的得分显著高于英国和澳大利亚女性，但HPV疫苗知识（6项量表）在国家之间没有差异。当被问及特定国家的疫苗可用性时，美国的参与者比英国和澳大利亚的参与者更难确定正确答案。超过一半的参与者不知道：HPV可以导致生殖器疣;大多数性活跃的人会在生命中的某个时候感染HPV;或者HPV通常不需要治疗。制药广告活动可以解释为什么HPV和HPV疫苗的认识在美国更高，这有助于传达一些重要的信息。在这三个国家，HPV知识仍然存在重大差距。(C)2012爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Since vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) became available, awareness of HPV has dramatically increased. Implementation of a vaccine program varies internationally yet no studies have explored the influence this has on the public's knowledge of HPV. The present study aimed to explore differences in awareness of HPV and HPV knowledge across three countries: The US, UK and Australia.Participants (n = 2409) completed a validated measure of HPV knowledge as part of an online survey. There were higher levels of HPV awareness among men and women in the US than the UK and Australia. Being male and having a lower educational level was associated with lower HPV awareness in all three countries. Awareness of HPV vaccine was higher in women from the US than the UK and Australia. Women in the US scored significantly higher on general HPV knowledge (on a 15-item scale) than women in the UK and Australia, but there were no between country differences in HPV vaccine knowledge (on a 6-item scale). When asked about country-specific vaccine availability, participants in the US were less able to identify the correct answers than participants in the UK and Australia. More than half of participants did not know: HPV can cause genital warts; most sexually active people will get HPV at some point in their life; or HPV doesn't usually need treatment.Pharmaceutical advertising campaigns could explain why awareness of HPV and HPV vaccine is higher in the US and this has helped to get some important messages across. Significant gaps in HPV knowledge remain across all three countries. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.