Knowledge and attitudes about human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccines among women living in metropolitan and rural regions of China.
Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and causes virtually all cervical cancer globally. The recent development of two safe and clinically effective vaccines against HPV is a promising step towards lowering cervical cancer rates in the future. What Chinese women think about HPV and the vaccines remains unknown. We undertook a population-based survey, which was embedded in a cervical cancer screening project and was designed to assess women's knowledge about HPV and their acceptability to the vaccines. We found that only 15.0% of women in our study reported to have ever heard of HPV, and this knowledge differs by rural (9.3%) and metropolitan areas (21.6%) and also by education. Most (84.6%) participants were willing to be vaccinated if HPV vaccine became available to them. The present study documents ways in which women learn about HPV and indicates the potential barriers and success of introducing HPV vaccine to China.
Li
Jing
J
Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China.
Li
Lian-Kun
LK
Ma
Jun-Fei
JF
Wei
Li-Hui
LH
Niyazi
Mayinuer
M
Li
Chang-Qing
CQ
Xu
Ai-Di
AD
Wang
Jian-Bin
JB
Liang
Hao
H
Belinson
Jerome
J
Qiao
You-Lin
YL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult
D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines