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Knowledge and Attitude Towards Human Papilloma Virus and Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine

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dc.contributor.authorPoudel, Sandesh
dc.contributor.authorRai, Snigdha
dc.contributor.authorAdhikari, Shree Prasad
dc.contributor.authorDhakal, Sheela
dc.contributor.authorRai, Nisha
dc.contributor.authorUpadhyaya, Preetam Chandra
dc.contributor.authorShah, Pushkal
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-20T08:21:27Z
dc.date.available2025-07-20T08:21:27Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionSandesh Poudel Paropakar Maternity and Womens Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6852-1211 Snigdha Rai Paropakar Maternity and Womens Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal Shree Prasad Adhikari Paropakar Maternity and Womens Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal Sheela Dhakal Paropakar Maternity and Womens Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal Nisha Rai Paropakar Maternity and Womens Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal Preetam Chandra Upadhyaya Civil Service Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal Pushkal Shah Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
dc.description.abstractBackground: Human papilloma virus is the leading cause of cervical cancer with Human papilloma virus 16 and 18 being the commonest variants. The primary prevention by vaccination against HPV is finally gaining its momentum. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude towards Human papilloma virus and Human papilloma virus vaccine and highlighted on the setback of their inadequate knowledge. Methods: This was a community based cross sectional study done among 120 women who attended cervical cancer screening camp at satellite clinic of Paropakar Maternity and Women`s Hospital at Bhaisepati of Kathmandu district. The interview was done one on one with a preformed questionnaire. Data was primarily entered in an individual form and analysis was done using SPSS version 23 program and was depicted in tables, diagrams and chart. Results: The mean age of the women was 41.8±9.9 with majority belonging to age group 41-50 years (47.16%), 88 (74%) women were multiparous,59 (49%) were uneducated and 50 (33%) were previously screened for cervical cancer. Among 27 (22%) of the women who had heard about HPV and knew that it causes cervical cancer, most of them have heard from social media while 110(91.6%) did not know about its vaccine and its availability while 100% of the participants had positive attitude towards receiving the information and keen on vaccinating their daughters. Conclusions: Knowledge and awareness of Human Papilloma Virus and its vaccine still remains low among the women in our society. However, there was high acceptance of HPV vaccine, indicating potentially high uptake rates in these communities. Keywords: Attitude; human papilloma virus; knowledge; vaccine.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v22i03.5396
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/429
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Health Research Council
dc.titleKnowledge and Attitude Towards Human Papilloma Virus and Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine
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