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Awareness and knowledge of human papillomavirus-related diseases are still dramatically insufficient in the era of high-coverage vaccination programs.

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PURPOSE:Assess knowledge and awareness concerning human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, HPV-associated diseases, and the existence of a specific vaccine among non-HPV-screened Caucasian-European adults after the market introduction of HPV vaccines. METHODS:A cohort of 934 consecutive patients seeking their first medical help for uroandrologic purposes anonymously completed a 17-item questionnaire related to HPV. Data were compared with those of an age-comparable cohort of nurses (controls; n = 172). RESULTS:Knowledge and awareness of HPV infection were reported in 564 (51%) and 735 (66.5%) participants, respectively. Overall, 51.3% participants were informed that HPV is sexually transmitted, but most reported not being aware that HPV infection can be associated with anogenital warts (61.7%), female genitalia (46.6%), penile (58.5%), and oropharyngeal cancer (79.7%). Only 36.5% of the participants were informed regarding the existence of a specific vaccine. HPV knowledge was retrieved through the media and/or the Internet, at school, doctors, and relatives or friends in 395 (35.7%), 155 (14%), 97 (8.8%), and 88 (8.0%) participants, respectively. Multivariable analyses showed that female gender [odds ratio (OR) 3.08; p < 0.001; 95% confidence interval 2.18-4.35] and educational status [high school diploma versus primary-secondary (OR 1.61; p = 0.03; 1.04-2.51); university degree versus primary-secondary (OR 2.89; p < 0.001; 1.83-4.57)] were significantly associated with awareness of HPV. CONCLUSIONS:Only approximately half of the participants reported knowing what HPV infection is, even after the approval and market introduction of the HPV vaccine. Awareness about the existence and availability of a HPV vaccine was even lower.

journal_name

World J Urol

journal_title

World journal of urology

authors

Capogrosso P,Ventimiglia E,Matloob R,Colicchia M,Serino A,Castagna G,Clementi MC,La Croce G,Capitanio U,Gandaglia G,Damiano R,Mirone V,Montorsi F,Salonia A

doi

10.1007/s00345-014-1379-1

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-06-01 00:00:00

pages

873-80

issue

eissn

0724-4983

issn

1433-8726

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Awareness and knowledge of human papillomavirus-related diseases are still dramatically insufficient in the era of high-coverage vaccination programs.