Ghadeer Khaled Al-Shaikh1, Sadiqa Badar Syed2, Amel Ahmed Fayed3, Reem Ali Al-Shaikh4, Eman Mohammed Al-Mussaed2, Farida Habib Khan2, Hala Nasser Elmorshedy5. 1. College of Medicine, King Saud University, and College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2. Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, Saudi Arabia. 3. Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt. 4. College of Medicine, Al Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. 5. College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahaman University. High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of health education programme on the knowledge of human papilloma virus among female medical students. METHODS: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2014 at the Princess Nourah bint Abulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and comprised female medical students. An intervention programme was implemented in the form of lectures, videos, posters, etc. on human papillomavirus. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis. RESULTS: There were 535 participants in the study. There mean age was 20.3±1.3 years. After the intervention, there was a significant increase in the level of knowledge. Of all, 495(92%) students recognised avoidance of sexually transmitted disease, vaccination and screening as effective preventive measures. In comparison to pre-intervention results, significantly higher percentage of students defined risk factors: sexually transmitted disease 392(73.3%) versus 329(61.8%), and human papillomavirus 293(54.8%) versus 151(28.4%). Knowledge regarding sensitivity, 280(52.3%) after the campaign versus 160(30.1%)before, and time to perform Pap smear,229(42.8%) versus 113(21.1%),increased significantly (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Health education programme was effective in improving the level of knowledge on human papillomavirus.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of health education programme on the knowledge of human papilloma virus among female medical students. METHODS: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2014 at the Princess Nourah bint Abulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and comprised female medical students. An intervention programme was implemented in the form of lectures, videos, posters, etc. on human papillomavirus. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis. RESULTS: There were 535 participants in the study. There mean age was 20.3±1.3 years. After the intervention, there was a significant increase in the level of knowledge. Of all, 495(92%) students recognised avoidance of sexually transmitted disease, vaccination and screening as effective preventive measures. In comparison to pre-intervention results, significantly higher percentage of students defined risk factors: sexually transmitted disease 392(73.3%) versus 329(61.8%), and human papillomavirus 293(54.8%) versus 151(28.4%). Knowledge regarding sensitivity, 280(52.3%) after the campaign versus 160(30.1%)before, and time to perform Pap smear,229(42.8%) versus 113(21.1%),increased significantly (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Health education programme was effective in improving the level of knowledge on human papillomavirus.
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Cancer cervix, Knowledge, Intervention, HPV vaccine acceptance, Health education. (JPMA 67: 513; 2017
Authors: M Gismondi; A M Augustine; M A R Tahir Khokhar; H T Khokhar; K E Twentyman; I D Florea; M Grigore Journal: J Cancer Educ Date: 2021-08 Impact factor: 2.037