Saliha ŞENEL, Esma ALTINEL AÇOĞLU, Melahat Melek OĞUZ

Ebeveynlerin HPV Aşısı Hakkındaki Bilgi Düzeyleri ve Yaklaşımları

Amaç: Human Papilloma Virüs (HPV) serviks kanserinin en sık nedenidir. Serviks kanserini ve HPV ilişkili diğer hastalıklarıönlemede aşılama birincil olarak etkili yöntemdir. Bu çalışmanın amacı ebeveynlerin HPV aşısı hakkındaki bilgi düzeylerive yaklaşımlarını değerlendirmektir.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı olan bu çalışma Aralık 2018-Ocak 2019 tarihlerinde 9-18 yaş arası kız çocuğunasahip 203 ebeveyn üzerinde yapılmıştır. Ebeveynlerin demografik verileri, HPV hakkındaki bilgileri ve HPV aşılamasınailişkin tutumlarını içeren anketler değerlendirildi.Bulgular: 203 ebeveynin (% 80 anne ve % 20 baba) yaş ortalaması 39.1 ± 6.1’di. Ebeveynlerin %70’i HPV aşısınıduymamıştı ve % 67’si rahim ağzı kanserinin önlenebilir bir hastalık olduğunu bilmiyordu. Ebeveynlerin % 62’sibilgilendirme sonrasında kızlarına HPV aşısını yaptırmayı kabul etti. Aşının fiyatı ve doz sayısı hakkında bilgilendirmesonrasında, ebeveynlerin % 24’ü ‘Aşı devlet tarafından ücretsiz karşılansa dahi yaptırmam’ şeklinde cevap verdi. Enönemli nedenleri aşı hakkında yeterli bilgiye sahip olmamalarıydı (% 69).Sonuç: Çoğu ebeveyn HPV aşısını bilmemektedir ve bilgilendirme sonrası çocuklarına aşı yaptırmayı kabul etmektedir.Bununla birlikte bazı ebeveynler, ücretsiz karşılanmış olsa dahi çocuklarına aşı yaptırmayı düşünmemektedir. Ailelerin bukonuda daha fazla aydınlatılması için sağlık çalışanlarına büyük görev düşmektedir.

Parents’ Knowledge and Attitudes About HPV Vaccination

Objective: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the most common cause of cervical cancer. Vaccination is in an effective primary prevention for cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases. The objective of this study is to examine parents’ level of knowledge and attitudes about HPV vaccines. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was performed during December 2018 - January 2019 with 203 parents of 9-18-year-old daughters. The questionnaires consisted of demographic variables, general knowledge of HPV, and parental attitudes regarding HPV vaccination were evaluated. Results: The mean age of the 203 parents (80% mother and 20% father) was 39.1±6.1 years. Of the parents, 70% had not heard about HPV vaccine and 67% had not known that cervical cancer is a preventable disease. 62% of parents accepted to perform HPV vaccination for their daughter after informing. After informing about the price of the vaccine and the number of doses, 24% of parents replied ‘I would not accept the vaccine even if it was provided free by the state’. Their most important reason was not having enough information about the vaccine (69%). Conclusion: Most parents do not know anything about the HPV vaccine and they accept to vaccinate their children after having information about HPV vaccination. However, some parents reported that they would not allow their children to be vaccinated even if it was free of charge. Health care workers have an important role to make families be aware of this issue.

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