Knowledge, Attitudes and Acceptability of Vaccination against Human Papillomavirus: Study among Health Workers at Nabil Choucair and Phillippe Maguilen Senghor Health Centers (Dakar, Senegal): About 95 Cases

Authors: Cissé M* , Gassama O , Diadhiou MT , Biaye B , Mansour Fall KB , Gueye KA , Toure Y , Wade M , Diallo D , Diouf A and Moreau JC

Volume 6, Issue 2

Abstract

The objective of our study was to assess levels of knowledge about Human Papillomavirus, attitudes and acceptability of vaccination. This was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study conducted at the Nabil Choucair and Philippe Maguilen Senghor Health Centers during the period from January 1 to May 30, 2019 (5 months). The parameters studied in these health workers were age, education, ethnicity, occupation, marital status, knowledge of human papillomavirus, and knowledge and acceptability of cervical cancer vaccination. Data collection was done with Epi info version 7 and data analysis with Spss (Statistical Package for the social sciences) version 21. In our series, 95 health workers were enrolled. The average age of the health workers was 30.9 years, with extremes from 21 to 57 years, and the majority were doctors (65.3%). In this study 92.6% of the agents knew about HPV. The acceptability of taking the HPV vaccine was noted in only 47.4% of the agents.

Keywords: Acceptability; Cervical Cancer Vaccination; Senegal; Human Papillomavirus

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