Hui Chen1, Xi Zhang2, Wei Wang3, Rong Zhang4, Mei Du5, Li Shan6, Yucong Li7, Xiaohui Wang8, Yijun Liu9, Wen Zhang10, Xiaoling Li11, Youlin Qiao12, Jianqiao Ma1, Jing Zhou1, Jing Li1,13. 1. West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan, China. 2. Beijing Office for Cancer Prevention and Control, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute , Beijing, China. 3. Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu, China. 4. Postdoctoral Research Station, Xinjiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Urumqi, China. 5. Dali Maternal & Child Health Hospital/Dali Children's Hospital , Dali, China. 6. Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital , Shannxi, China. 7. Chongqing University Cancer Hospital , Chongqing, China. 8. Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital/Gansu Provincial Academic Institute for Medical Research , Lanzhou, China. 9. Zunyi Medical University , Zunyi, China. 10. Kunming Women and Children's Hospital , Kunming, China. 11. Yuxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Yuxi, China. 12. National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing, China. 13. Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , London, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers (HCWs) play a key role in the recommendation of HPV vaccination. Our study aimed to understand to what extent a structured health intervention could change the knowledge and attitudes toward HPV and its vaccines among HCWs in Western China. METHODS: This was a multi-center, questionnaire-based interventional study conducted across 12 cities of seven provinces in Western China, from November 2018 to July 2019. Participants were recruited from local health systems by e-invitation. Questionnaires were administered to participants before and after the intervention. RESULTS: A total of 1448 HCWs attended the educational lectures and 1354 participants completed both pre- and post-study questionnaires. In general, HCWs had satisfactory baseline knowledge regarding HPV and its vaccines compared with other populations, and a significantly higher knowledge level was observed after the intervention. However, some more specific knowledge on the vaccination procedures, other HPV-related diseases and whether HPV testing was required before vaccination was relatively poor. Following the educational intervention, the correct responses to the above questions increased (P < .001). However, it was still lower compared with answers to other questions. Change was also detected regarding HCWs' willingness to recommend HPV vaccines to the appropriate population (P < .001). CONCLUSION: Educational intervention on HPV and its vaccines is effective in improving HCWs' knowledge levels and willingness to recommend HPV vaccines. Future educational interventions should focus more on knowledge regarding HPV-related diseases and HPV vaccination. Education campaigns targeting rural HCWs are urgently needed in the near future.
BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers (HCWs) play a key role in the recommendation of HPV vaccination. Our study aimed to understand to what extent a structured health intervention could change the knowledge and attitudes toward HPV and its vaccines among HCWs in Western China. METHODS: This was a multi-center, questionnaire-based interventional study conducted across 12 cities of seven provinces in Western China, from November 2018 to July 2019. Participants were recruited from local health systems by e-invitation. Questionnaires were administered to participants before and after the intervention. RESULTS: A total of 1448 HCWs attended the educational lectures and 1354 participants completed both pre- and post-study questionnaires. In general, HCWs had satisfactory baseline knowledge regarding HPV and its vaccines compared with other populations, and a significantly higher knowledge level was observed after the intervention. However, some more specific knowledge on the vaccination procedures, other HPV-related diseases and whether HPV testing was required before vaccination was relatively poor. Following the educational intervention, the correct responses to the above questions increased (P < .001). However, it was still lower compared with answers to other questions. Change was also detected regarding HCWs' willingness to recommend HPV vaccines to the appropriate population (P < .001). CONCLUSION: Educational intervention on HPV and its vaccines is effective in improving HCWs' knowledge levels and willingness to recommend HPV vaccines. Future educational interventions should focus more on knowledge regarding HPV-related diseases and HPV vaccination. Education campaigns targeting rural HCWs are urgently needed in the near future.
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