Detailed Information on Publication Record
2020
Comparison of opinions of Slovak and Czech female medical students on HPV vaccination
ZÁHUMENSKÝ, Jozef, Petra PŠENKOVÁ, Alexandra NADZÁMOVÁ, Paula DRABIŠČÁKOVÁ, Lukáš HRUBAN et. al.Basic information
Original name
Comparison of opinions of Slovak and Czech female medical students on HPV vaccination
Authors
ZÁHUMENSKÝ, Jozef (703 Slovakia, guarantor), Petra PŠENKOVÁ (703 Slovakia), Alexandra NADZÁMOVÁ (703 Slovakia), Paula DRABIŠČÁKOVÁ (703 Slovakia), Lukáš HRUBAN (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Vít WEINBERGER (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Marian KACEROVSKÝ (203 Czech Republic) and Erik DOSEDLA (703 Slovakia)
Edition
Central European journal of public health, Praha, Czech Medical Association J.E. Purkyne, 2020, 1210-7778
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
30304 Public and environmental health
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 1.163
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14110/20:00116918
Organization unit
Faculty of Medicine
UT WoS
000608444000002
Keywords in English
HPV vaccination; cervical cancer prevention; medical students; survey
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 4/2/2021 11:13, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová
Abstract
V originále
Objectives: This study aims to identify the differences in the use of HPV vaccination between female medical students in the Czech and Slovak Republics and their possible causes. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional survey among female students of general medicine in all faculties of medicine in the Czech and Slovak Republics. Results: We obtained 630 questionnaires from the Czech Republic and 776 questionnaires from the Slovak Republic. In the Czech Republic, 65.4% of female medical students underwent HPV vaccination, while in the Slovak Republic, the figure was 21.1%. In the Czech Republic, residency and religion of students did not influence their rate of vaccination. However, in the Slovak Republic, village residency with less than 5,000 inhabitants lowered the probability of vaccination with OR = 0.56 (95% CI: 0.38-0.84), and the Catholic religion lowered the probability of vaccination with OR = 0.40 (95% CI: 0.28-0.57). Czech students were informed about the possibility of vaccination by a paediatrician in 55.7% of cases, while the figure for Slovak students was 26.8%. In the Czech Republic, 75.7% of students participated in regular cervical oncologic screening, while in the Slovak Republic, the figure was 57.7%. Vaccination of relatives would be recommended by 86.5% and 80.5% of Czech and Slovak students, respectively. Conclusions: The adoption of an oncologic prevention programme and the more extensive propagation by paediatricians are probably the medical reasons for the higher HPV vaccination among Czech students. Demographic factors - village residency and religion - are also important.