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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Propensity towards HPV Vaccine of Young Adult Students in Italy

Bruno Di SilverioFederica VarleseGiancarlo IcardiPaolo DurandoLaura SticchiFilippo AnsaldiDaniela AmiciziaClaudio CostantinoSilvio TafuriCecilia TrucchiAnnamaria Bagnasco

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young adultsmedicine.medical_specialtyHPVknowledgeMultivariate analysisstudentImmunologylcsh:MedicineArticleGenital warts03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinepreventionDrug DiscoveryHealth caremedicinePharmacology (medical)030212 general & internal medicinesexually transmitted infectionYoung adultSocioeconomic statusPharmacologyCervical cancerbusiness.industrylcsh:RHPV infectionvirus diseasesmedicine.diseasevaccinationfemale genital diseases and pregnancy complicationspracticeVaccinationInfectious Diseases030220 oncology & carcinogenesisFamily medicineattitudebusinessAttitude; HPV; Knowledge; Practice; Prevention; Sexually transmitted infection; Student; Vaccination; Young adults

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Background: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI), representing the main cause of genital warts and cervical cancer. This cross-sectional study evaluated knowledge and attitudes about HPV infection, related diseases, and prevention and propensity towards HPV vaccine among undergraduate students. Methods: An online and written survey about HPV and its prevention, targeted to young adults of both genders, was addressed to students attending health sciences and other schools at Universities of Genoa and Bari. Results: The overall median knowledge and attitude scores were 56.3% (25&ndash

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-02-01Vaccines
10.3390/vaccines8010074http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8010074