Status of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Knowledge,Attitudes, and Influencing Factors towards Human Papillomavirus and Its Vaccines among University Students in Western China / 中国医学科学院学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the knowledge about human papillomavirus(HPV)and its vaccines,HPV vaccination status,and vaccination willingness among the freshmen majoring in liberal arts,sciences,and medicine in western China,so as to provide evidence-based suggestions for health education among university students and to increase their vaccination. Methods By convenience sampling,stratified sampling,and cluster sampling,an online questionnaire survey was conducted among freshmen in a comprehensive university in Chengdu.The differences among the groups were compared by