Affiliation:
1. MSN Department, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha College of Nursing, Sarabha, Ludhiana, Punjab.
2. Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing Department, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha College of Nursing, Sarabha, Ludhiana, Punjab.
Abstract
A study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine in the prevention of cervix cancer among adolescent girls of selected schools, District Ludhiana, Punjab. An Quantitative research research approach and non-experimental research design was used on 200 adolescent girls in Government school of Mansoran and Sarabha, Ludhiana, Punjab. Data was collected by using self-structured questionnaire to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine in the prevention of cervix cancer among adolescent girls. The result shows that adolescent girls have below average knowledge and neutral attitude towards HPV vaccine.
Subject
General Medicine,General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science,General Medicine,General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science,General Medicine,General Medicine,General Medicine,Marketing,Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management,Strategy and Management,Drug Discovery,Pharmaceutical Science,Pharmacology,General Medicine,General Medicine