Validation of a questionnaire for young women to assess knowledge, attitudes and behaviors towards cervical screening and vaccination against HPV: survey among …

R Saulle, S Miccoli, B Unim, L Semyonov… - … , and Public Health, 2014 - riviste.unimi.it
Background: The aim of this pilot study was to assess the reliability and validity of the
questionnaire in young women≥ 18 years as tool to examine knowledge, attitudes and …

Knowledge, attitude and practice in primary and secondary cervical cancer prevention among young adult Italian women

S Donati, C Giambi, S Declich, S Salmaso, A Filia… - Vaccine, 2012 - Elsevier
In Italy since 2007 vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) is offered to 11-year-old
females, whereas vaccination for older age groups is still a matter of debate. To assess …

[HTML][HTML] Cross sectional study investigating the differences in knowledge and behaviors about HPV between vaccinated and non-vaccinated girls

MR Gualano, M Stillo, MV Mussa… - Journal of preventive …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2012 to June 2013 in Turin
(Piemonte Region, Italy). Questionnaires were administered to girls attending secondary …

Is there a lack of information on HPV vaccination given by health professionals to young women?

G La Torre, E De Vito, MG Ficarra, A Firenze… - Vaccine, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this survey is to compare the main sources of information about
vaccination against Human papillomavirus (HPV) of young women aged over-18 and under …

Female students receiving post-secondary education in Greece: the results of a collaborative human papillomavirus knowledge survey

G Michail, M Smaili, A Vozikis, E Jelastopulu… - Public Health, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives Contrary to the optimistic forecasts, existing until 2008 and despite the
incorporation of the vaccine into the Greek National Immunization Program, six years later …

State of knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV vaccine and testing: a cross-sectional study among female university students in Cyprus

I Charalambous, G Ioannou, S Nikolaou… - Women & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to evaluate human papillomavirus (HPV)-related knowledge of women
aged 18–25 years and estimate the reported uptake of HPV vaccine and testing. A cross …

Assessment of the first HPV vaccination campaign in two northern Italian health districts

GMC Chadenier, E Colzani, M Faccini, CR Borriello… - Vaccine, 2011 - Elsevier
Abstract From December 2008 the Italian region of Lombardy started offering the vaccine
against HPV to all schoolgirls aged 12. Many topics like knowledge, organization and …

Knowledge and perceptions of greek students about human papilloma virus, vaccination and cervical cancer screening

P Koutrakou, M Trigoni, P Sarafis, C Tzavara… - Children, 2022 - mdpi.com
INTRODUCTION: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer; the
level of HPV-related knowledge among young students remains however questionable. The …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge about and attitudes to pap smears, cervical cancer and human papillomavirus among women in Slovenia

MU Vrscaj, A Vakselj, V Strzinar, S Bebar… - European journal of …, 2008 - researchgate.net
High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPV) play a vital role in the development of
precancerous changes or cancer in the uterine cervix. Prophylactic vaccination has proven …

Knowledge of cervix cancer, human papilloma virus (HPV) and HPV vaccination at the moment of introduction of the vaccine in women in Belgium

GGG Donders, M Gabrovska, G Bellen… - Archives of gynecology …, 2008 - Springer
Aim To test the knowledge of women, attending a gynecology clinic, on HPV, cervix cancer
awareness and the knowledge and willingness to use HPV vaccine for themselves or their …