Assessment of the knowledge,attitude and practices about human papilloma virus vaccine among the nurses working in a tertiary hospital in China: A cross-sectional descriptive study

Objectives: to assess the knowledge about human papilloma virus infection and vaccine,to ascertain the attitude and practices about the vaccine,and to ascertain the determinants preventing people from getting themselves vaccinated. methods: the cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from june to august 2015 in henan provincial people's hospital,henan,china,and comprised all the nursing staff including nursing students. a piloted semi- structured questionnaire was used for collecting data. statistical analysis was done using spss 18. results: of the 308 subjects,190(61.6%) were professional nurses and 118(38.3%) were nursing students.the mean age of the nurses was 36.7�6.2 years and that of the students was 20.4�2.1 years. overall,254(82.5%) subjects were aware about the existence of human papilloma virus vaccine; 241(94.9%) thought that the vaccine could effectively prevent the development of cervical cancer; and 108(61.4%) were reluctant to get vaccinated because the vaccine was expensive. conclusion: there is a need to address the myths and misconceptions associated with vaccines in order to improve the acceptance of human papilloma virus vaccine among them. � 2017,pakistan medical association. all rights reserved.