TY - JOUR ID - 29580 TI - Knowledge, Perceptions and Acceptability of HPV Vaccination among Medical Students in Chongqing, China JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 VL - 15 IS - 15 SP - 6187 EP - 6193 KW - HPV vaccination KW - Medical students KW - Knowledge KW - Acceptability KW - China DO - N2 - Objectives: To evaluate medical students’ knowledge of HPV and HPV related diseases and assess their attitudes towards HPV vaccination. Methods: A total of 605 medical undergraduates from Chongqing Medical University in China were surveyed using a structured and pretested questionnaire on HPV related knowledge. Results: Some 68.9% of the medical students were females, and mean age was 21.6 (±1.00) years. Only 10.6% correctly answered more than 11 out of 14 questions on HPV related knowledge, 71.8% being willing to receive/advise on HPV vaccination. Female students (OR: 2.69; 95% CI: 1.53-4.72) and students desiring more HPV education (OR: 4.24; 95% CI: 1.67-10.8) were more willing to accept HPV vaccination. HPV vaccination acceptability was observed to show a positive association with HPV related knowledge. Conclusions: Our survey found low levels of HPV related knowledge and HPV vaccination acceptability among participating medical students. HPV education should be systematically incorporated into medical education to increase awarenessof HPV vaccination. UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_29580.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_29580_fd29c7e1dad67af4c597b9aa17b59ca3.pdf ER -