Abstract: Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a lecture-based education on female undergraduates' knowledge and acceptance of the human papillomavirus vaccine for cervical cancer prevention.Methods:This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial. A simple random sample of 768 un-married Egyptian female students was recruited from 5 colleges situated within the Mansoura university campus. The sample was divided into two groups.The intervention group (n= 384) received a lecture-based education about human papillomavirus infection and vaccine; while subjects of the control group (n= 384) did not. Data on students' knowledge about and acceptance of the human papillomavirus vaccine were assessed before the lecture and after the lecture and after one month through using a 21-items self-administered questionnaire. Results:The average knowledge scores about HPV infection and its causal link with cervical cancer and knowledge scores about HPV vaccination of the intervention.....
Keywords: Human Papillomavirus Vaccine, cervical cancer, and lecture-based education
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