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Intervenção educativa para adesão de adolescentes à vacina contra o Papiloma Vírus Humano

Uma condição para desenvolvimento do câncer de colo uterino é a infecção pelo papilomavírus humano. Apesar da disponibilidade da vacina contra o vírus, observa-se que muitos adolescentes não aderem essa estratégia de cuidado. Nesse contexto, torna-se imprescindível o desenvolvimento de process...

Knowledge and acceptability of HPV vaccine among HPV-vaccinated and unvaccinated adolescents at Western Amazon

SUMMARY PURPOSE To analyze the level of knowledge about and the acceptability of the HPV vaccine among vaccinated and unvaccinated adolescents in the Western Amazon. METHODS A cross-sectional study on adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. The instrument used to collect data contains demographic and socioe...

Therapeutic use of human papillomavirus vaccines in cervical lesions

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been associated with the development of precancerous lesions of the cervix and cervical cancer (CC). Prophylactic HPV vaccination induces the development of a specific memory immune response that facilitates HPV elimination once the natural infection occurs. At pre...

Influence of gender and undergraduate course on the knowledge about HPV and HPV vaccine, and vaccination rate among students of a public university

Abstract Objective To evaluate the knowledge related to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the rate of HPV vaccination among undergraduate freshmen and senior students of medicine, pharmacy, speech therapy, nursing and physical education in a Brazilian university. Methods A questionnaire concerni...

The contribution of Latin American research to HPV epidemiology and natural history knowledge

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (2), 2020
Our aim was to review the major contributions of studies conducted in different Latin American (LA) countries to the field of human papillomavirus (HPV) epidemiology, natural history, risk of disease, and prevention strategies, mainly in the uterine cervix. Although cytological screening is established i...

Papilomavírus humano (HPV): aspectos da prevenção: Vacinas

Femina; 47 (12), 2019
A infecção pelo papilomavírus humano (HPV) é muito prevalente e ocorre precocemente após o início da vida sexual. Dentre as patologias associadas, destaca-se o câncer do colo de útero, que, apesar dos programas de rastreamento, continua a acometer muitas mulheres relativamente jovens. O conhecime...

Vivência de responsáveis por adolescentes na vacinação contra o papilomavírus: estudo fenomenológico

OBJETIVO: compreender a vivência de responsáveis por adolescentes em relação a vacinação contra o papilomavírus humano. MÉTODO: estudo de natureza qualitativa fundamentado na Fenomenologia Social de Alfred Schütz. Os dados foram coletados, no período de outubro a dezembro de 2014, por meio de e...

Understanding of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine Receipt among Adolescents in Trinidad and Tobago

West Indian med. j; 68 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the barriers or factors that may hinder receipt of the human papilloma virus (HPV) among adolescent girls, 14-18 years old, and evaluate the awareness level about HPV and the HPV vaccine acceptance. Methods: A questionnaire consisting of two parts, demographic and fami...