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Community Awareness of HPV Screening and Vaccination in Odisha
Joint Authors
Samanta, Dipti Rani
Senapati, Surendra Nath
Khanna, Niharika
Ramaseshan, Aparna
Arnold, Stephanie
Panigrahi, Kalpana
Macek, Mark D.
Padhi, Bijaya K.
Panigrahi, Pinaki
Source
Obstetrics and Gynecology International
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
A number of new technologies including cervical cancer screening and vaccination have introduced new tools in the fight against cervical cancer.
Methods.
This study was set in Odisha, India, at the Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Center and study research infrastructure at the Asian Institute of Public Health.
IRB approvals were obtained and a research assistant recruited 286 women aged 18–49 years, who provided informed consent and completed a survey tool.
Data were entered into EpiData software and statistical analysis was conducted.
Results.
76.3% women participants were married, 45.5% had sexual debut at age 21 or greater, 60.5% used contraception, 12.2% reported having a Pap smear in the past, and 4.9% reported having prior genital warts.
Most, 68.8% had never heard of HPV and 11.9% were aware that HPV is the main cause of cervical cancer.
82.9% women thought that vaccinations prevent disease, and 74.8% said they make the decision to vaccinate their children.
Conclusion.
The Odisha community demonstrated a low level of knowledge about cervical cancer prevention, accepted vaccinations in the prevention of disease and screening, and identified mothers/guardians as the key family contacts.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khanna, Niharika& Ramaseshan, Aparna& Arnold, Stephanie& Panigrahi, Kalpana& Macek, Mark D.& Padhi, Bijaya K.…[et al.]. 2015. Community Awareness of HPV Screening and Vaccination in Odisha. Obstetrics and Gynecology International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075510
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khanna, Niharika…[et al.]. Community Awareness of HPV Screening and Vaccination in Odisha. Obstetrics and Gynecology International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Khanna, Niharika& Ramaseshan, Aparna& Arnold, Stephanie& Panigrahi, Kalpana& Macek, Mark D.& Padhi, Bijaya K.…[et al.]. Community Awareness of HPV Screening and Vaccination in Odisha. Obstetrics and Gynecology International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075510
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1075510