¿Por qué no se vacunan nuestras pacientes?: motivos por los que las pacientes fuera de los programas de vacunación sistemática, con infección por el virus del Papiloma Humano, deciden decir no a la vacuna / Reasons for non-vaccination in women outside the routine immunization programs

Objetivo: Conocer los motivos de la no vacunación en mujeres fuera de los programas de vacunación sistemática. Metodología: Se evaluaron mediante cuestionario 226 mujeres con infección por VPH. A todas ellas se les había informado de su patología, del VPH y de la vacuna y se les había recomendado el uso del preservativo previamente. Resultados: El 66,7 por ciento tenían pareja estable; 75 por ciento utilizaban preservativo. La edad de inicio de relaciones sexuales fue 17,8 años y el 47,3 por ciento de las pacientes habían tenido 5 ó más parejas a lo largo de su vida. El 72 por ciento conocía su infección por VPH y el 48,8 por ciento su lesión. El 63,7 por ciento no se vacunó: principalmente rechazaron la vacuna por el precio (49,5 por ciento), información insuficiente (18,7 por ciento) u otras causas como la disparidad de opiniones entre los médicos que la atendieron (15 por ciento). Conclusiones: El coste de la vacuna y el conocimiento sobre el VPH son determinantes para la aceptación de la vacunación.

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the reasons for non-vaccination in women outside the routine immunization programs. Method: There were evaluated by questionnaire 226 women with HPV infection. All of them had been informed of their disease and type of HPV infected by. We all had recommended the vaccine and the condom use previously. Results: 66.7 percent had a steady partner, 75 percent used condoms. The age of first sexual relationship was 17.8 years old and 47.3 percent of patients had 5 or more partners during their lifetime. 72 percent knew their HPV infection and 48.8 percent knew their injury. 63.7 percent were not vaccinated: they rejected the vaccine mainly for the price (49.5 percent), insufficient information (18.7 percent) or other causes such as primary care opposite point of view (15 percent). Conclusions: The prize of the vaccine and the HPV knowledge are crucial to the acceptance of vaccination.

Disposición a pagar por vacunas contra el virus papiloma humano en la Región Metropolitana de Santiago de Chile / Willingness to pay for human papillomavirus vaccine in Metropolitan Santiago, Chile

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a risk factor for cervical cancer and can be prevented with the HPV vaccine. Aim: To explore the willingness of parents to pay for HPV vaccine for their offspring. Material and Methods: A survey about the willingness to pay for HPV vaccine was answered by 386 individuals of the highest socioeconomic level who had a daughter aged between 12 and 18 years. The survey included information about the risks of HPV infection. Results: Parents would pay a mean of US$ 758 for the vaccine. Twenty five percent of parents were not willing to pay for it. If the cost of the vaccine would be reduced by 50%, only 4% of parents would not pay for it. The willingness to pay is associated with the price of the vaccine, the income level of respondents and the size of the family. Conclusions: Most respondents would pay for HPV vaccine for their daughters, despite the relatively high cost.

Clinical Nurses' HPV-related Knowledge and Perception of Cancer Causes: HPV Vaccinated vs. Not Vaccinated / 여성건강간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare knowledge level of those clinical nurses who received HPV vaccine and those who did not and their perception of the relatedness of HPV vaccine to causes of cervical cancer. METHODS: A total of 249 clinical nurses were surveyed from June to July, 2009. The questionnaire originally developed by Kim & Ahn (2007) examined HPV-related knowledge originally and the tool for perception of the causes of cervical cancer was originally developed by Kim (1993). The total number of subjects equaled to: vaccination group of 52 (20.9%) and non-vaccination group of 197 (79.1%). RESULTS: Vaccination group showed significantly higher score of both knowledge of HPV vaccination and the perception of the cause of cervical cancer in comparison to the nonvaccination group at (p<.05). Among 4 subscales of the perception of causes of cervical cancer, destiny and constitution subscale scores were significantly different between the two groups at (p<.05). CONCLUSION: Clinical nurses need to constantly update with current knowledge of HPV and be prepared with currently changing cancer prevention strategies, especially in cervical cancer.