Open AccessKnowledge, attitude & practice on human papillomavirus vaccination: A cross-sectional study among healthcare providers
Author(s) -
P. Cheena Chawla,
Anil Kumar Chawla,
Seema Chaudhary
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1106_14
Subject(s) - cervical cancer , medicine , vaccination , family medicine , health care , cross sectional study , human papillomavirus , government (linguistics) , hpv vaccines , hpv infection , cancer , environmental health , immunology , economic growth , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , economics
Cervical cancer is a major health problem and a leading cause of death among women in India. Of all the associated risk factors, high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infections being the principal aetiologic agent, two HPV vaccines are in use for the control of cervical cancer. The present study was undertaken to explore the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on HPV vaccination among the healthcare providers in India.