Open AccessEthnic Variations in Perception of Human Papillomavirus and its Vaccination among Young Women in Nepal
Author(s) -
Brijesh Sathian,
M. G. Ramesh Babu,
Edwin Roland Van Teijlingen,
Indrajit Banerjee,
Roy B,
Supram Hosuru Subramanya,
Elayedath Rajesh,
Suresh Devkota
Publication year - 2017
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2091-0800
DOI - 10.3126/nje.v7i1.17757
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , vaccination , ethnic group , caste , demography , hpv infection , population , cross sectional study , gynecology , reproductive health , human papillomavirus , family medicine , hpv vaccines , cancer , environmental health , immunology , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , sociology , anthropology
The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is strongly associated with cervical and other cancers. In women, cervical cancer is the third most common cancer. HPV infection can be largely prevented through vaccination of (adolescent) girls. At the same time, Nepal is a low-income country experiencing a cultural change in attitudes towards sex and sexual behaviour. However, in the adolescent population knowledge about HPV, factors associated with an increased risk of HPV and the existence of the vaccination is often low.