1Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SIMS, Hapur, U.P.
2Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SIMS, Hapur, U.P.
3Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SIMS, Hapur, U.P.
Online published on 27 May, 2015.
Cervical Cancer is the second-most common cancer in women worldwide; which can be prevented by HPV vaccine.
(1) To assess the awareness about cancer cervix and associated risk factors. (2) To assess the awareness regarding HPV vaccine (3) To study the acceptability of the HPV vaccine among nursing staff.
This cross sectional study was conducted among female nursing staff of a tertiary care hospital. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data regarding awareness about cancer cervix, its risk factors, HPV vaccination and willingness for vaccination. Data analysis was done by calculating arithmetic mean, proportions and percentage.
Awareness about what is meant by Cancer cervix was found to be present among 76.32 percent. Awareness about any risk factors was 62.28 percent respectively. Only 34.21 percent of the respondents knew that HPV vaccine is used for prevention of cancer cervix. Majority of the respondents were not aware about dose and cost of vaccine. However; in majority of cases, acceptability was demonstrated by their willingness to get vaccination themselves and for their daughters.
Though the awareness of nursing staff regarding cancer cervix, its risk factors, HPV vaccine was low, acceptability of HPV vaccine was very high. Low awareness indicates a need for enhancing the knowledge of cervical cancer, its prevention and vaccination so that use of HPV vaccine will be promoted at the tertiary care hospital.
Carcinoma Cervix, HPV Vaccine, Pap Smear
