Tahir Mehmood Khan|Malik Allah Buksh|Inayat Ur Rehman|Ahsan Saleem
Knowledge, attitudes, and perception towards human papillomavirus among university students in Pakistan
Monash University Malaysia|University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences|Monash University Malaysia|Islamia University of Bahawalpur
crosssectional study comprises questionnairebased survey regarding knowledge human papillomavirus vaccine among students different educational fields public private universities city lahore pakistan 26item questionnaire used attain objective study reliability tool assessed using cronbachs alpha 079 kaisermeyerolkin value 0827 response rate survey 780 majority 749 females 308 79 single median age23 years assessing respondents knowledge hpv 22357 students reported already heard hpv human papillomavirus nearly 215 55 reported hpv causes cervical cancer infect men women gender field study two main factors found influencing respondents knowledge hpv moreover students understanding mode transmission hpv cursory 4051 said know hpv transmitted 133 3410 stated hpv spreads exchange bodily fluids 22 564 selected coughsneezing terms prevention 175 4487 students stated hpv prevented vaccination 300 reported sexual abstinence 2154 using condoms nearly 538 disclosed use antibiotics addressing knowledge students regarding hpv vaccine nearly 53 stated vaccine hpv almost 64 rejected statement hpv vaccine prevents cervical cancer addition students reported willing get vaccinated hpv physician recommend rii074 followed parents rii069 results study revealed poor understanding among respondents health problems associated hpv prevention modes transmission arability hpv vaccine pakistan