Is there a lack of information on HPV vaccination given by health professionals to young women?

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Is there a lack of information on HPV vaccination given by health professionals to young women?

Leda Semyonov Leda Semyonov Brigid Unim Brigid Unim G. De Belvis G. De Belvis Valentina Bonanno Valentina Bonanno S. Lupi S. Lupi G La Torre Alberto Firenze Maria Ferrara Maria Ferrara Pasquale Gregorio C. Ferrara C. Ferrara Silvia Miccoli Silvia Miccoli S. Capizzi S. Capizzi Rosella Saulle Rosella Saulle M.g.l. Marsala M.g.l. Marsala Elisa Langiano Elisa Langiano G Giraldi G Giraldi Enrica Guidi Enrica Guidi E. De Vito Antonio Boccia R. Nardella R. Nardella M. Bergamini M. Bergamini Maria Giovanna Ficarra

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Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty HPV Adolescent Alternative medicine Uterine Cervical Neoplasms HPV Source of information Vaccine Young women NO Young Adult symbols.namesake Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Papillomavirus Vaccines Child Settore MED/42 - IGIENE GENERALE E APPLICATA Fisher's exact test Gynecology Cervical cancer Univariate analysis General Veterinary General Immunology and Microbiology Health professionals business.industry Papillomavirus Infections Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hpv vaccination Professional-Patient Relations medicine.disease Source of information Test (assessment)Vaccination Infectious Diseases Health Communication Italy Family medicine symbols Molecular Medicine HPV; Source of information; Vaccine; Young women Female Young women business Vaccine

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Objective: The aim of this survey is to compare the main sources of information about vaccination against Human papillomavirus (HPV) of young women aged over-18 and under-18 years.Methods: A multicenter study was carried out in Italy through the administration of a questionnaire. Univariate analyses were conducted to evaluate possible differences between age groups and different locations (chi-square test and Fisher test where possible).Results: The sample consisted of 987 young women. The main sources of information about HPV vaccination are represented by magazines/books (23.1%) and TV (20.5%) for the over-18s, while for the under-18s the sources are general practitioners (22.6%) and pediatricians (15.4%). The over-18s with health professionals as parents consult mostly gynecologists (27.7%) and general practitioners (20.5%).Discussion: This study highlights lack of information on HPV vaccination given by health professionals to young women and underlines the need to improve education about cervical cancer, prevention and HPV vaccination. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2013-10-01

10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.08.015 http://hdl.handle.net/11580/36463