Abstract:

The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge about Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and vaccine of nursing students and to raise awareness. The research is descriptive. 216 students enrolled in the 1st and 4th grades of the nursing department of Dumlupınar University Kütahya School of Health participated in the study. A questionnaire form consisting of questions about socio-demographic characteristics, HPV and vaccination of the students formed by the researchers as a result of the literature search was used to collect the data. The data were evaluated by SPSS 21 package program. The mean age of the students was 20.66 ± 2.60 years, 79.6% were female and 20.4% were male. It was determined that 67.6% of the students heard about HPV and 47.7% of them received HPV and 42.6% of them received information about HPV vaccine. It has been seen that the students mostly get this information by their instructors in school education. Students' knowledge about HPV and vaccine with the average score in the class, where they live, sexual health related issues in the family, the situation of sexual health and sexually transmitted infections and knowledge about the situation and previously learned between HPV hearing and information the difference was determined. Nearly half of the students received information about HPV and their vaccination, but their knowledge level was not sufficient.

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