Knowledge about HPV Infection and the HPV Vaccine among Parents in Southeastern Serbia.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: The vaccine against human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is recommended, according to the Serbian National Immunization Program, for children and adolescents aged 9-19 years. Three doses are given keeping in mind the recommendation that the second dose should be administered at least one month after the first dose, and the third at least three months after the second dose. No children who participated in this first study received the third dose because they did not meet these criteria. The study explored parents' knowledge about HPV infection and their awareness of the HPV vaccine. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was carried out in the city of Nis, in southeastern Serbia. According to the 2011 population census, t

SUBMITTER: Rancic NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9785943 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature