HPV Vaccine Knowledge and Perceived Risk of Cervical Cancer among Female College Students in Taiwan

Aims: The study targeted the HPV vaccine knowledge and perceived risk of cervical cancer among femalecollege students in Taiwan as well as the relationship between knowledge of the HPV vaccine and perceivedrisk of cervical cancer. Materials and
Method: The results of this study on female college students are describedusing descriptive and correlation designs. A convenience sampling approach was employed with a self-fillingstructured questionnaire.
Results: A total of 150 students completed the questionnaire. Values were 7.49 for themean HPV vaccine knowledge scale and 18.0 for their mean perceived risk of cervical cancer scale. HPV vaccineknowledge was positively correlated with perceived risk of cervical cancer.
Conclusions: The findings of thisstudy can serve as a reference for future HPV prevention in Taiwan.