TY - JOUR
T1 - Teenagers' knowledge about HPV infection and HPV vaccination in the first year of the public vaccination programme
AU - Sopracordevole, F.
AU - Cigolot, F.
AU - Gardonio, V.
AU - Boselli, F.
AU - Di Giuseppe, J.
AU - Ciavattini, A.
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - The aim of this study was to assess teens' knowledge of HPV infection and vaccination one year after the initiation of the public vaccination programme and information campaign on the disease and the opportunity of vaccination. Between 15 May and 15 June 2009, a survey was carried out on 1,105 teenagers attending high schools in a town in the northeast of Italy by means of an anonymous and unannounced questionnaire covering the knowledge of HPV infection, transmission, prevention, vaccination and postvaccination behaviours. Only 75% of teens knew what HPV infection is (92%of girls vs 51%of boys, p
AB - The aim of this study was to assess teens' knowledge of HPV infection and vaccination one year after the initiation of the public vaccination programme and information campaign on the disease and the opportunity of vaccination. Between 15 May and 15 June 2009, a survey was carried out on 1,105 teenagers attending high schools in a town in the northeast of Italy by means of an anonymous and unannounced questionnaire covering the knowledge of HPV infection, transmission, prevention, vaccination and postvaccination behaviours. Only 75% of teens knew what HPV infection is (92%of girls vs 51%of boys, p
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U2 - 10.1007/s10096-012-1571-4
DO - 10.1007/s10096-012-1571-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 22382817
AN - SCOPUS:84866412131
VL - 31
SP - 2319
EP - 2325
JO - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
JF - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
SN - 0934-9723
IS - 9
ER -