HPV Knowledge and Attitudes Among Medical and Professional Students at a Nevada University: A Focus on Oropharyngeal Cancer and Mandating the Vaccine
HPV Knowledge and Attitudes Among Medical and Professional Students at a Nevada University: A Focus on Oropharyngeal Cancer and Mandating the Vaccine
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DOI：
10.1007/s13187-019-01529-y
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发表时间：
2020-08-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Darrow, Lyndsey
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作者：
Evans, Lauran;Matley, Elizabeth;Darrow, Lyndsey
医学专业人员和学生经常觉得他们对人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）疫苗没有足够的了解，以便推荐或自己接种疫苗。一项关于HPV疫苗知识和态度的25个问题的在线调查在内华达州一所大学的专业学生中进行，包括所有班级的医学生。一年级和二年级的医学生在新疫苗研讨会后1周进行了相同的调查。三分之一的受访者知道HPV和口咽癌之间的联系，63%的人认为HPV疫苗应该是强制性的。报告的完整疫苗接种状态（与未接种疫苗相比，OR = 2.63，95% CI = 1.53，4.53），了解与口咽癌的联系（OR = 1.85，95%CI = 1.04，3.29），女性（OR = 1.64，95%CI = 1.00，2.70）积极预测学生是否认为HPV疫苗应该是强制性的。在互动研讨会之后，一年级和二年级的医学生提高了HPV知识问题，HPV疫苗咨询的舒适度，并有足够的信息来咨询HPV疫苗。测试后的知识得分超过了目前的第三和第四年的医学生，谁从来没有经历过这样的课程。医学，医师助理，研究生和本科生缺乏HPV知识，由于HPV感染而知道口咽癌的比例很低。为一年级和二年级医学生实施的互动课程提高了HPV疫苗接种咨询的知识和舒适度。
Medical professionals and students often feel as if they do not have enough understanding of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in order to recommend or obtain vaccination themselves. A 25-question online survey regarding knowledge and attitudes about the HPV vaccine was distributed among professional students, including all classes of medical students, at a Nevada university. First- and second-year medical students were administered the same survey 1 week after a new vaccine workshop. One third of respondents were aware of the link between HPV and oropharyngeal cancer, and 63% believed that the HPV vaccine should be mandatory. Reported full vaccination status (OR = 2.63 compared with no vaccination, 95% CI = 1.53, 4.53), awareness of the link to oropharyngeal cancer (OR = 1.85, 95% CI = 1.04, 3.29), and female sex (OR = 1.64, 95% CI = 1.00, 2.70) positively predicted whether a student believed the HPV vaccine should be mandatory. After an interactive workshop, first- and second-year medical students improved on HPV knowledge questions, comfort in HPV vaccine counseling, and having enough information to counsel on the HPV vaccine. Post-test knowledge scores surpassed those of current third- and fourth-year medical students, who never underwent such curriculum. Medical, physician assistant, graduate, and undergraduate students lack HPV knowledge, with a low percentage aware of oropharyngeal cancer as a result of HPV infection. An interactive curriculum implemented for first- and second-year medical students improved knowledge and comfort in counseling on HPV vaccination.