Objective: The incidence of Human papillomavirüs (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancers has been rapidly increasing in recent years. The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge and awareness levels of dental students and dentists about HPV and the HPV vaccine. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional survey study included 5th-grade students studying at a dentistry faculty and dentists working at the same faculty. The HPV knowledge scale was used to measure participants' knowledge about HPV infection, HPV screening tests, HPV vaccines and vaccination programs, and the Health Belief Model Scale about HPV and vaccines was used to measure their beliefs and attitudes. The survey was applied to participants face-to-face and the results were analyzed with SPSS. Results: The study was conducted with 70 students and 75 dentists (Response rates of 90.9% and 90.36%, respectively). Participants were generally able to answer less than half of the questions on the knowledge scale correctly. Students' HPV screening tests, HPV vaccines and vaccination programs sub-dimension scores and Total Knowledge Scale scores were significantly lower than dentists (p<0.001). Similarly, the students had a more negative attitude towards HPV and HPV vaccines than the dentists (p<0.001). Conclusion: The research findings revealed that although dentists have better knowledge and attitudes about HPV and HPV vaccines than students, participants generally need training on this subject. The curriculum of dentistry education should be rearranged to include practical training modules on HPV vaccines.
Keywords: Human papillomavirus; human papillomavirus vaccine; dental student; dentist
Amaç: İnsan papilloma virüsü [Human papillomavirus (HPV)] pozitif orofaringeal kanserlerin görülme sıklığı son yıllarda hızla artmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı diş hekimliği öğrencileri ve diş hekimlerinin HPV ve HPV aşısı hakkındaki bilgi ve farkındalık düzeylerini değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu kesitsel anket çalışmasına bir diş hekimliği fakültesinde okuyan 5. sınıf öğrencileri ve aynı fakültede çalışan diş hekimleri dâhil edildi. Katılımcıların HPV enfeksiyonu, HPV tarama testleri ve HPV aşıları ve aşılama programları hakkındaki bilgilerini ölçmek için HPV Bilgi Ölçeği, inanç ve tutumlarını ölçmek için HPV ve aşılar hakkındaki Sağlık İnanç Modeli Ölçeği kullanıldı. Anket katılımcılara yüz yüze uygulandı ve sonuçlar SPSS ile analiz edildi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya 70 öğrenci ve 75 diş hekimi katıldı (Cevap oranı sırasıyla %90,9 ve %90,36). Katılımcılar genellikle bilgi ölçeğindeki soruların yarısından azını doğru cevaplayabildiler. Öğrencilerin HPV tarama testleri, HPV aşıları ve aşılama programları alt boyut puanları ve Toplam Bilgi Ölçeği puanları diş hekimlerinden anlamlı derecede düşüktü (p<0,001). Benzer şekilde, öğrenciler HPV aşılarına karşı diş hekimlerinden daha olumsuz bir tutuma sahipti (p<0,001). Sonuç: Araştırma bulguları, diş hekimlerinin HPV ve HPV aşıları hakkında öğrencilere göre daha iyi bilgi ve tutumlara sahip olmalarına rağmen, katılımcıların genellikle bu konuda eğitime ihtiyaç duyduklarını ortaya koymuştur. Diş hekimliği eğitimi müfredatı, HPV ve HPV aşıları hakkında uygulamalı eğitim modüllerini içerecek şekilde yeniden düzenlenmelidir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: İnsan papilloma virüsü; insan papilloma virüsü aşısı; diş hekimliği öğrencisi; diş hekimi
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