@article{ajnr2019747,
author={{Atitt-Allah, Nadia Abd Al-Hamid and Elhady, Rehab Mohammed Abd- and Araby, Ola Abdel-Wahab Afifi},
title={Effect of Educational Intervention on Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Human Papillomavirus Infection and Its Vaccination among Nursing Students},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={7},
number={4},
pages={453--464},
year={2019},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/7/4/7},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={<b>Background:</b><b> </b>Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the commonest viral sexually transmitted infection in the world and the leading cause of cervical cancer. <b>Aim: </b>of this study was to evaluate the effect of educational intervention on knowledge and attitudes regarding human papillomavirus infection and its vaccination among nursing students. <b>Design: </b>Quasi-experimental design was utilized. <b>Sample: </b>A purposive sample of 200 female nursing students who registered in the first academic year at Faculty of Nursing Benha University. <b>Setting: </b>The study was carried out at Faculty of Nursing Benha University. <b>Tools: </b>Data were collected through two main tools: A self-administered questionnaire to assess students¡¯ general characteristics and knowledge regarding HPV infection and its vaccination, and Modified Likert¡¯s Scale to assess students¡¯ attitude regarding HPV infection and its vaccination. <b>Results</b>: showed that the mean age of studied sample 17.87¡À0551years. There was improvement with highly statistically significant difference observed in students¡¯ knowledge and attitude regarding HPV infection and its vaccination at post-intervention phase compared with pre-intervention phase (p&lt;0.001). There was positive statistical correlation between total knowledge and total attitude regarding human papilloma virus infection and its vaccination at pre-intervention phase (P> 0.05). While, there was a highly positive statistical significant correlation between total knowledge and total attitude regarding human papilloma virus infection and its vaccination at post-intervention phase (p&lt;0.001). <b>Conclusion: </b>The educational intervention enhanced student¡¯s knowledge and positively changed their attitude regarding human papilloma virus infection and its vaccination. <b>Recommendation: </b>Dissemination of educational program among all female university students regarding human papilloma virus infection and vaccination to prevent the risk of infection and cervical cancer.},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-7-4-7}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}