Abstract
Cervical cancer vaccination of adolescent girl effectively reduces the risk of developing precancerous lesions caused by the causative agent, Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of female cancer in Malaysia despite the availability of HPV vaccine. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of Malaysian Women towards cervical cancer vaccination. A cross sectional study was carried out through convenience and purposive sampling method. English literate women with Malaysian citizenship above the age of 18 years old are included into the study. Based on Krejcie and Morgan calculation, a sample size of 384 women is required.(1) Potential women participants were recruited randomly at Klang Valley (which includes Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Selangor districts of Petaling, Klang, Gombak, Hulu Langat) via a self-administered questionnaire that had been validated and pre-tested among 20 women to determine the reliability of the questionnaire. The study result showed that 94.6% of the participants showed good knowledge towards HPV vaccine. On the other hand, the overall attitude and practice level is found to be poor, reported to be 53.1% and 65.1% respectively.
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