[Human Papillomavirus infection and vaccination: knowledge and attitudes of Italian general practitioners]. / Infezione da Papillomavirus umano e vaccinazione: conoscenze e ruolo dei medici di medicina generale.
Epidemiol Prev
; 38(6 Suppl 2): 88-92, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess General Pratictioner's (GPs) knowledge and attitudes about HPV infection and prevention. DESIGN ANDPARTICIPANTS:
A semi-structured survey was conducted from November to December 2013 among Italian GPs. Descriptive and univariate analyses were carried out. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES ANDRESULTS:
938 GPs were included in the study. 15% participated in continuing medical education courses focusing on HPV. GPs identified as HPV transmission routes sexual (100%), cutaneous (15%), transplacental (13%), haematic (9%) and by air (2%); they considered HPV-related diseases cervical (98%), vulvar and vaginal (42%), anal (39%), penile (38%) and oral (38%) cancer, genital warts (79%) and respiratory papillomatosis (12%). They knew HPV vaccination is to prevent HPV-associated cancer (60%), in particular cervical cancer (35%), genital warts (3%) and sexually transmitted diseases (2%). A total of 73% were aware of the existence of both available vaccines, 69% believed that immunization target population should be females before initiation of sexual activity, 87% knew the age of vaccine administration. No significant difference in knowledge was retrieved by age, gender, level of education or region of origin.CONCLUSION:
We report a lack of knowledge on HPV infection and vaccination in GPs. GPs have a key role in the Italian health system. Although 12-year old patients are a small percentage of their patients, it is of fundamental importance to promote medical education and training among GPs in order to meet HPV coverage targets and control HPV-associated diseases.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Vacunación
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Infecciones por Papillomavirus
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Vacunas contra Papillomavirus
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Médicos Generales
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
It
Revista:
Epidemiol Prev
Asunto de la revista:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article