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Attitudes and beliefs on HPV infection and vaccination III
Říhová, Andrea ; Zimčíková, Eva (advisor) ; Malá, Kateřina (referee)
Attitudes and beliefs on HPV infection and vaccination III Author: Andrea Říhová Consultant: PharmDr. Eva Zimčíková, Ph.D. Introduction Nearly 80% of world's population will get human papillomavirus (HPV) infection at some point of their lives. More than 99% cases of cervical cancer, which belongs to the second most common malignancy of women, is associated with HPV infection. The most reliable protection against this infection is vaccination. Aims The aim of the work was to find out knowledge of high school students about human papillomavirus and diseases caused by these viruses. In addition, find out the vaccine coverage rate against HPV and attitudes of students to this vaccination. Methods Data for this diploma thesis were obtained by survey, which took place at two high schools in the Usti Region in 2018. Overall, 291 questionnaires were used. Respondents were in age of 15-19. Data were processed by computer program Microsoft Excel. The t-test and Pearson's chi-squared test were used to statistically evaluate the data. Results Average age of the respondents was 17 years and 73.5% of respondents were women. Non- believers (93.5%) and non-smokers (92.4%) predominated among the respondents. Only one of the students did not know the concept of cervical cancer or penile cancer. More than half of...
Attitudes and beliefs on HPV infection and vaccination III
Říhová, Andrea ; Zimčíková, Eva (advisor) ; Malá, Kateřina (referee)
Attitudes and beliefs on HPV infection and vaccination III Author: Andrea Říhová Consultant: PharmDr. Eva Zimčíková, Ph.D. Introduction Nearly 80% of world's population will get human papillomavirus (HPV) infection at some point of their lives. More than 99% cases of cervical cancer, which belongs to the second most common malignancy of women, is associated with HPV infection. The most reliable protection against this infection is vaccination. Aims The aim of the work was to find out knowledge of high school students about human papillomavirus and diseases caused by these viruses. In addition, find out the vaccine coverage rate against HPV and attitudes of students to this vaccination. Methods Data for this diploma thesis were obtained by survey, which took place at two high schools in the Usti Region in 2018. Overall, 291 questionnaires were used. Respondents were in age of 15-19. Data were processed by computer program Microsoft Excel. The t-test and Pearson's chi-squared test were used to statistically evaluate the data. Results Average age of the respondents was 17 years and 73.5% of respondents were women. Non- believers (93.5%) and non-smokers (92.4%) predominated among the respondents. Only one of the students did not know the concept of cervical cancer or penile cancer. More than half of...

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