Attitudes of undergraduate university women towards HPV vaccination: a cross-sectional study in Ottawa, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persistent infection with certain subtypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) is a necessary cause of cervical cancer. Although two prophylactic vaccines have been licensed in Canada against cancerous subtypes of HPV, vaccine uptake has been lower than anticipated. The primary objective of this study was to determine the acceptability of catch-up HPV vaccination to undergraduate university women under the age of 25, by assessing their perceptions of HPV vaccination.

Methods

A total of 401 University of Ottawa female undergraduate students participated in a cross-sectional bilingual web-based survey on HPV vaccination.

Results

The prevalence of immunization with at least 1 HPV vaccine dose was 49% in the study population. Although the overall attitude of study pa

SUBMITTER: Fernandes R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6090914 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature