Assessing HPV and Cervical Knowledge, Preference and HPV Status Among Urban American Indian Women.
S D Med
; 70(10): 439-443, 2017 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
To evaluate whether or not an educational intervention would lead to a change in knowledge and attitudes about human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV vaccines, and cervical cancer. The HPV status was also investigated for interested participants.METHODS:
We provided HPV and cervical cancer education to urban American Indian (AI) women 18 and older using a pre and post-knowledge exam to assess knowledge and attitudes. Women were also given the option to perform vaginal self-tests for high risk HPV (hrHPV) analysis immediately after the education.RESULTS:
Ninety-six women participated in our educational sessions. Improvement in performance on a knowledge exam increased from 61.6 to 84.3 percent. Ninety-three women performed the vaginal self-test with 63.1 percent of women preferring vaginal self-testing over conventional screening methods. Thirty-five out of 91 women (38.5 percent) had hrHPV types with 12 of the 35 harboring multiple hrHPV types (13 percent overall).CONCLUSION:
HPV and cervical cancer education was beneficial for urban AI women with the majority of women preferring vaginal self-testing. HPV self-testing may be a strategy to improve screening rates for cervical cancer. Urban AI women had high rates of hrHPV compared to rural AI populations as reported in previous studies.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Papillomaviridae
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Indígenas Norte-Americanos
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Educação em Saúde
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Infecções por Papillomavirus
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Vacinas contra Papillomavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article