title: Assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practices about Human Papilloma Virus vaccine among the nurses working in a tertiary hospital in China: A cross-sectional descriptive study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the knowledge about human papilloma virus infection and vaccine, to ascertain the attitude and practices about the vaccine, and to ascertain the determinants preventing people from getting themselves vaccinated.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from June to August 2015 in Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan, China, and comprised all the nursing staff including nursing students. A piloted semi-structured questionnaire was used for collecting data. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 18.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 308 subjects, 190(61.6%) were professional nurses and 118(38.3%) were nursing students. The mean age of the nurses was 36.7±6.2 years and that of the students was 20.4±2.1 years. Overall, 254(82.5%) subjects were aware about the existence of human papilloma virus vaccine; 241(94.9%) thought that the vaccine could effectively prevent the development of cervical cancer; and 108(61.4%) were reluctant to get vaccinated because the vaccine was expensive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need to address the myths and misconceptions associated with vaccines in order to improve the acceptance of human papilloma virus vaccine among them.
authors.affiliation: Carnation Department, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, China.
authors.forename: Jun-Mei
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Department, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, China.
authors.forename: Qi-Mei
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Clinical Medical School of Zheng Zhou University, Henan, China.
authors.forename: Lei-Ming
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: Cervical cancer, HPV vaccine, Nursing staff. 