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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.6.2515

Knowledge Level of Working and Student Nurses on Cervical Cancer and Human Papilloma Virus Vaccines  

Topan, Aysel (Department of Nursing, School of Health, Faculty of Medicine, Bulent Ecevit University)
Ozturk, Ozlem (Department of Nursing, School of Health, Karabuk University)
Eroglu, Hulya (Health Application and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Bulent Ecevit University)
Bahadir, Ozgur (Health Application and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Bulent Ecevit University)
Harma, Muge (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Bulent Ecevit University)
Harma, Mehmet Ibrahim (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Bulent Ecevit University)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.16, no.6, 2015 , pp. 2515-2519 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: To determine knowledge levels of working and student nurses about cervical cancer and prophylactic cancer vaccines. Materials and Methods: This study was performed on 259 nursing students in the Department of Nursing and 137 nurses working in Health Research and Practice Center, approved to participate in the study between April-June 2012. The study was performed universally without selecting a sample. A questionnaire that was prepared for evaluating participants' knowledge and attitudes about human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine was distributed to the nurses and data obtained from the forms were transferred to SPSS 15.00 program and statistically analyzed. Results: It was found that 54.8% of the student nurses were between 21-24 years old and 13.1% of working students were between 25-28 years old. When student nurses and working nurses were compared in terms of their knowledge about the causes of cervical cancer, their ideas about prevention from cervical cancer with HPV vaccine, their ideas about possible risks of HPV vaccine and conservation ratios of HPV vaccine, it was observed that there were no statistically significant differences (p>0.05). When student nurses and working nurses were compared in terms of the information-source about HPV, ways of HPV contamination, awareness about people who are susceptible to HPV contamination and age of HPV vaccination, it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference (p<0.05). Conclusions: It was found that all nurses had some knowledge about cervical cancer and HPV vaccine, but this was not sufficient. Therefore; it is recommended to use verbal, written and visual communication tools intensively in order to have topics on cervical cancer, early diagnosis and prevention in bachelor and master programs for nurses, to inform society about cervical cancer and HPV vaccine for public health and to teach precautions for its prevention.
Keywords
Cervical cancer; vaccine; HPV; Turkish nurses; students; knowledge;
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