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Background: Cervical cancer incidence globally has beencorrelated to Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.Knowledge of HPV is essential between medical sciencesstudents.Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge of HPV, cervicalcancer and vaccine among medical sciences students at Taifuniversity.Methods: The cross-sectional study of a convenient sampleencompassed 110 students in medical sciences college at TaifUniversity, Taif, Saudi Arabia was conducted in June 2018. Aself-administrated questionnaire was distributed to all students.Answers are evaluated using Pearson’s Chi-square test. A pvalue=0.05 was considered significant.Results: More than 85% of the study group from both malesand females have a previous knowledge regarding HPV. Allstudents from different departments revealed significantknowledge about HPV. Students are also aware of cervicalcancer, HPV-vaccine availability, route of HPV transmission,Pap smear. 93.63% of the study group recommend includingHPV in premarital tests.
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Introduction: E-cigarettes or vaping have increased amongthe young generation especially between college students, Ecigarettes are electronic products with a small pump and liquidtank who emerged to the public in the past 20 years. Ecigarettes users can be motivated by their urge for theirnicotine addiction, trying to stop smoking R-cigarettes, practicesmoking in places where R-cigarettes are prohibited, simplypleasures or seeking trying new things.Objectives: A survey study to assess knowledge, attitude andaddiction of E-cigarettes among college of medical sciencesstudents.Methods: This cross-sectional study of a convenient samplecovered 337 students in the four departments nursing,laboratory, radiology and physiotherapy. A web-basedquestioner was distributed to all students. Data collectedincluded age groups, department and smoking status werecollected.Results: The response was 25% of the total students at thecollege, data showed only about 26% of all students aresmokers, ex-smokers and passive smokers. The findings arecuriously different between smokers’ groups. R-cigarettes arethe preferred choice of most of the students. Whole smokersgroup believe that E-cigarettes are more addictive than Rcigarettes.Conclusion: There is a lack of knowledge, also differentopinions emerged between the whole smokers and nonsmokers groups. Whole smokers believe E-cigarettes are moreaddictive while non-smokers have contradictory opinion.