Abstract

PALLO REVELO, Kathia Anahi  and  MOYANO CALERO, Willian. Level of knowledge of the human papillomavirus and the application of the vaccine in high school students. Revista InveCom [online]. 2024, vol.4, n.2, e040211.  Epub May 21, 2024. ISSN 2739-0063.  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10896278.

The Human Papilloma Virus is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections in women and has been identified as a precursor to cervical cancer. The objective of this research is to evaluate the level of knowledge of the human papillomavirus and the application of the vaccine in high school students. The population consisted of 138 high school students from the Mejía D7 Educational Unit (Quito-Ecuador), whose sample consisted of 96 students selected through stratified sampling, to whom an instrument called "Knowledge about the human papillomavirus vaccine" was applied. This instrument collects information on 4 demographic variables and 18 true and false questions divided into two dimensions: 10 on general knowledge and 8 on vaccine administration. The results of the study show that the level of knowledge about general aspects about the HPV virus in high school students was 21.9% and in terms of knowledge about the administration of the vaccine was 58.4%. However, the overall knowledge on the subject is 40.6%. In conclusion, the level of knowledge about the HPV virus and the administration of its vaccine in high school students is medium-high, but there is still a large percentage of students who do not know the importance of the vaccine and how to prevent infection.

Keywords : human papillomavirus; vaccination; knowledge.

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