Similarity Test: Knowledge and Attitudes Abaout HPV Vaccination (Nurul Sri Rahayu, Niken Meilani, Sabar Santosa)

Poltekkes Kemenkes Yogyakarta

2018-07

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HPV vaccination was one of the primary prevention efforts for cervical cancer. In 2016 of the four regencies in Yogyakarta, Kulon Progo Regency had the highest number of cervical cancer patients, which were 42 people. Especially in the Wates Public Health Center, which contributes was 8 people. Gadingan Public Elementary School and Bendungan 6 Public Elementary School have experienced a decrease in DT immunization visits, which was 3.4%. While Bendungan 4 Public Elementary School had a fairly low percentage of HPV vaccination coverage compared to other Public Elementary Schools, which was 96.6%. This study aims to determine the level of knowledge and attitudes of respondents to HPV vaccination in 2018. This type of research was descriptive observational with a cross-sectional design. Research location in the Public Elementary School of Wates Public Health Center working area. The subject of the research was the parents of fifth-grade female students in the Public Elementary School in the Wates Public Elementary School of Wates Public Health Center working area in 2018. The results showed that the parent’s knowledge level was mostly enough at 66%. The results of the research on attitudes showed that most parents had a positive attitude that was 63%. The conclusion of this study was that there was a relationship between education and work to the level of knowledge. And there was a relationship between education and parent’s attitudes toward HPV vaccination, but there was no relationship between work and parent’s attitudes.