Awareness of HPV and drivers of HPV vaccine uptake among university students: a quantitative, cross‐sectional study

S Cocchio, C Bertoncello, T Baldovin… - Health & social care …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
HPV vaccination is a milestone in primary prevention. However in Italy, vaccine coverage is
still nowhere near the target of 95%. We investigated factors associated with inclination to …

Evaluating knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors toward HPV infection and vaccination among university students in Italy

G Di Giuseppe, S Angelillo, A Bianco, F Gallè, F Licata… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: This survey investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards HPV
preventive measures among university students in Italy and their associated factors …

Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and propensity towards HPV vaccine of young adult students in Italy

C Trucchi, D Amicizia, S Tafuri, L Sticchi, P Durando… - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI),
representing the main cause of genital warts and cervical cancer. This cross-sectional study …

HPV vaccination coverage and willingness to be vaccinated among 18–30 year-old students in Italy

V Mascaro, C Pileggi, A Currà, A Bianco, M Pavia - Vaccine, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives In Italy, free HPV vaccination has been offered to 12 years-old girls since
2007, while for males only since 2015. The aims of our study were: to measure HPV …

Human papillomavirus vaccination coverage among Greek higher education female students and predictors of vaccine uptake

EM Donadiki, R Jiménez-García, V Hernández-Barrera… - Vaccine, 2012 - Elsevier
One of the biggest public health measures to prevent HPV infection, and consequently,
cervical cancer, is the HPV vaccine. Greece introduced HPV vaccines to its National …

HPV vaccination attitudes and behaviors among general practitioners in Italy

F Napolitano, CP Pelullo, G Della Polla, IF Angelillo - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
This cross-sectional electronic online or telephone survey assessed the attitudes and
behaviors regarding human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and the effect of different …

Knowledge of the HPV vaccine and its association with vaccine uptake among female higher-education students in Greece

EM Donadiki, R Jiménez-García… - Human vaccines & …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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Factors associated with HPV vaccine refusal among young adult women after ten years of vaccine implementation

V Restivo, C Costantino, TF Fazio, N Casuccio… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
In Italy, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination was implemented for twelve years old
girls in 2007, but its coverage was lower than the recommended level. Sicily is one of the …

Knowledge of human papillomavirus infection and its prevention among adolescents and parents in the greater Milan area, Northern Italy

C Pelucchi, S Esposito, C Galeone, M Semino… - BMC public health, 2010 - Springer
Background In order to be widely accepted by users, the implementation of a new health
intervention requires them to be adequately informed about its clinical importance, benefits …

Teenagers' knowledge about HPV infection and HPV vaccination in the first year of the public vaccination programme

F Sopracordevole, F Cigolot, V Gardonio… - European journal of …, 2012 - Springer
The aim of this study was to assess teens' knowledge of HPV infection and vaccination one
year after the initiation of the public vaccination programme and information campaign on …