The Acceptability of HPV Vaccines and Perceptions of Vaccination against HPV among Physicians and Nurses in Hong Kong

: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections nationwide. : This is the first cross-sectional survey assessing physicians' and nurses' knowledge of HPV and recording their attitudes to HPV vaccination in Hong Kong. Survey questions were derived from...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-05, Vol.16 (10), p.1700
Main Authors: Cheung, Teris, Lau, Joseph T F, Wang, Johnson Z, Mo, Phoenix, Siu, C K, Chan, Rex T H, Ho, Janice Y S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Cervical cancer
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Girls
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hong Kong
Human papillomavirus
Humans
Immunization
Intention
Male
Males
Medical screening
Middle Aged
Nurses - psychology
Papillomavirus Infections - prevention & control
Papillomavirus Infections - psychology
Papillomavirus Vaccines - therapeutic use
Physicians
Physicians - psychology
Public health
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
Vaccination - psychology
Vaccines
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections nationwide. : This is the first cross-sectional survey assessing physicians' and nurses' knowledge of HPV and recording their attitudes to HPV vaccination in Hong Kong. Survey questions were derived from the Health Belief Model. : 1152 clinicians (170 physicians and 982 nurses) aged 21 and 60 participated in this study. A multiple stepwise regression model was used to examine associations between cognitive factors (clinicians' attitudes) and subjects' intention to HPV vaccine uptake. Results showed that only 30.2% of physicians and 21.2% nurses found vaccinating for HPV acceptable. : Perceived self-efficacy was the only significant background and cognitive variable associated with physicians' and nurses' accepting HPV vaccines. Further, when nurses found HPV vaccination acceptable, cues to action was featured as a significant background variable in their choice.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph16101700