HPV Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screening: Assessing Awareness, Attitudes, and Adherence in Detained Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study assessed awareness, attitudes, and uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and cervical cancer screening in detained women.

Methods

The cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2022 in four women prisons in Italy.

Results

41.1% of participants recognized HPV infection as an sexually transmitted diseases (STD), 36.4% identified cervical, and 16.8% oral cancer as an HPV-associated disease. Overall, 70% had never heard of HPV vaccination, and 45.8% believed it is effective to prevent cervical cancer. Among the age-eligible women for HPV vaccination, none reported to have undergone it, nor had talked about it with a physician in the previous year. Only 13.5% declared to have ever undergone cervical cancer screening, and adheren

SUBMITTER: Di Giuseppe G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9416201 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature