Knowledge and attitudes about human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccines among women living in metropolitan and rural regions of China

Abstract Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and causes virtually all cervical cancer globally. The recent development of two safe and clinically effective vaccines against HPV is a promising step towards lowering cervical cancer ra...

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Published in:Vaccine 2009-02, Vol.27 (8), p.1210-1215
Main Authors: Li, Jing, Li, Lian-Kun, Ma, Jun-Fei, Wei, Li-Hui, Niyazi, Mayinuer, Li, Chang-Qing, Xu, Ai-Di, Wang, Jian-Bin, Liang, Hao, Belinson, Jerome, Qiao, You-Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptability
Adolescent
Adult
Allergy and Immunology
Applied microbiology
Biological and medical sciences
Cervical cancer
China
Developing countries
Education
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Human papillomavirus
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines
Humans
Immunization
Knowledge
LDCs
Metropolitan areas
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Papillomavirus Infections - prevention & control
Papillomavirus Vaccines - immunology
Rural areas
Rural Population
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Urban Population
Vaccines
Vaccines, antisera, therapeutical immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies (general aspects)
Virology
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and causes virtually all cervical cancer globally. The recent development of two safe and clinically effective vaccines against HPV is a promising step towards lowering cervical cancer rates in the future. What Chinese women think about HPV and the vaccines remains unknown. We undertook a population-based survey, which was embedded in a cervical cancer screening project and was designed to assess women's knowledge about HPV and their acceptability to the vaccines. We found that only 15.0% of women in our study reported to have ever heard of HPV, and this knowledge differs by rural (9.3%) and metropolitan areas (21.6%) and also by education. Most (84.6%) participants were willing to be vaccinated if HPV vaccine became available to them. The present study documents ways in which women learn about HPV and indicates the potential barriers and success of introducing HPV vaccine to China.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.12.020