Table 3. Medical professionals’ attitude towards HPV and vaccination.
Attitude | Agree | Disagree | |
---|---|---|---|
HPV | |||
Human papilloma is a deadly virus | 511 (81.63) | 115 (18.37) | |
Education on HPV is useful | 625 (99.84) | 1 (0.16) | |
Interested in attending HPV training programs | 595 (95.05) | 31 (4.95) | |
Anti-HPV vaccine | |||
Recommend HPV vaccine to patients | 606 (96.81) | 20 (3.19) | |
Willing to get vaccinated | 531 (84.82) | 95 (15.18) | |
Intention to children get vaccinated | 601 (96.01) | 25 (3.99) | |
HPV vaccine is effective | 597 (95.37) | 29 (4.63) | |
HPV vaccine is safe | 602 (96.17) | 24 (3.83) | |
HPV vaccine should be mandatory for both boys and girls before sexual exposure | 581 (92.81) | 45 (7.19) |
Values are presented as number (%).
HPV, human papillomavirus.