Akademisyen Hemşirelerin HPV Enfeksiyonu ve Aşılanmasına İlişkin Sağlık İnancı ve Etkileyen Faktörler

Abstract

Objective: This study is carried out to determine the health beliefs of academician nurses regarding HPV (human papillomavirus) infection and HPV vaccine and the factors influencing these beliefs. Methods: This study, which has a descriptive and cross-sectional research design, was conducted with 201 academician nurses who have been actively working at universities in Turkey between August and October 2020. The research data were obtained using the Personal Information Form and the Health Belief Model Scale on the Human Papillomavirus Infection and Vaccination. Results: The “perceived susceptibility” of the participants, who were vaccinated with the HPV vaccine, was found to be high, whereas their “perceived barriers” were found to be low. Additionally, the “perceived susceptibility” of those, who stated that they did not get vaccinated with the HPV vaccine since they were not in the risk group, was found to be low, whereas the “perceived barriers” of those, who stated that they did not get vaccinated with the HPV vaccine since it is expensive, was found to be high. On the other hand, the “perceived benefits” of those, who stated that they would get vaccinated with the HPV vaccine if the vaccine were free of charge, were found to be high, whereas the “perceived susceptibility” of those, who stated that they would get vaccinated with the HPV vaccine if a considerable number of people get vaccinated, was found to be low. Conclusion: It has been concluded as a result of the study that strengthening the health beliefs of academician nurses about HPV vaccine would be effective in raising awareness about vaccination with the HPV vaccine.