{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["7"],"submitter":["Matranga D"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to introduce the VaccinaTion & Hpv Knowledge (THinK) questionnaire to assess knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV) and attitude to HPV-vaccination. Its reliability and validity was demonstrated in a sample of women living in Sicily (southern Italy).<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a sample of 220 women at the \"Paolo Giaccone\" University Hospital in Palermo (Sicily), aged 18-61. Data were analyzed through Cronbach's alpha and exploratory factor analysis, followed by a structural equation model with measurement component. The two-level data structure was explicitly considered.<h4>Results</h4>Three dimensions were found: \"knowledge of HPV infection (kHPV), \"Attitude to be vaccinated against HPV (aHPV)\" and \"Knowledge ab"],"journal":["PeerJ"],"pagination":["e6254"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6511389"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["The vaccina<i>T</i>ion & <i>H</i>pv <i>K</i>nowledge (THinK) questionnaire: a reliability and validity study on a sample of women living in Sicily (southern-Italy)."],"pmcid":["PMC6511389"],"pubmed_authors":["Spera A","Guarneri MF","Matranga D","Noto M","Guarneri R","Serra G","Pivetti A","Lumia C","Arculeo VM"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The vaccina<i>T</i>ion & <i>H</i>pv <i>K</i>nowledge (THinK) questionnaire: a reliability and validity study on a sample of women living in Sicily (southern-Italy).","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to introduce the VaccinaTion & Hpv Knowledge (THinK) questionnaire to assess knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV) and attitude to HPV-vaccination. Its reliability and validity was demonstrated in a sample of women living in Sicily (southern Italy).<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a sample of 220 women at the \"Paolo Giaccone\" University Hospital in Palermo (Sicily), aged 18-61. Data were analyzed through Cronbach's alpha and exploratory factor analysis, followed by a structural equation model with measurement component. The two-level data structure was explicitly considered.<h4>Results</h4>Three dimensions were found: \"knowledge of HPV infection (kHPV), \"Attitude to be vaccinated against HPV (aHPV)\" and \"Knowledge ab","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019","modification":"2025-05-29T20:21:54.531Z","creation":"2025-05-29T20:21:54.531Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6511389","cross_references":{"pubmed":["31119063"],"doi":["10.7717/peerj.6254"]}}