Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections and HPV Vaccination among Primary Health Care Physicians in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, 2019 A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are a collection of viruses that causes disease and mostly infection are transmitted through sexual contact. Some HPV such as HPV-16 and HPV-18 to name a few, are the leading cause of deadly carcinomas such as cervical cancer, which is one of the most prevalent cancer causing death to women in Saudi. Aim of the Study. This study was conducted to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice toward HPV infections and HPV immunization among primary health care physicians in Makkah. Methodology. The study was cross-sectional involving 150 randomly selected physicians from different primary health care centers within Makkah sector for the year 2019. Validated self-constructed survey form was used to gather information on the knowledge, attitude and practice toward HPV infections and HPV vaccination among the participants. Results. There was 100% response rate of the participants in this study. In this study results showed that knowledge on HPV and attitudes towards HPV vaccination of the participants are different depending on some demographic characteristics. Conclusion. In this particular study, results revealed that primary health care physicians of Makkah Al-Mukarramah in 2019 have different level of knowledge (high, moderate and poor) about Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infections and related diseases, different attitudes (positive and moderate) toward HPV vaccine and have different practices toward HPV infections and immunization.