This study was performed to identify factors associated with Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection preventive behavior intention among the female bachelor of nursing (BSN) students.
In order to promote the prevention of HPV-related infection, it is important to investigate the factors influencing HPV-related infection preventive behavior intention.
In addition, BSN students are prospective health care providers, and in the future they will be able to recommend vaccines to others, so it is necessary to judge which part of education should be emphasized so that they have positive perceptions.
Methods:
A cross-sectional descriptive study was designed. The subjects of this study were female bachelor of nursing (BSN) students female students. Two hundred and five female nursing students from three universities in Seoul, Kyunggi provice, and Chungcheong provice completed self-administered questionnaires. Questionnaires included the general characteristics, HPV-related knowledge, attitude to HPV vaccination, HPV-related health beliefs and HPV-related infection preventive behavioral intention. The data collection was carried out from November 8, 2017 to November 30, 2017.
Descriptive statistics, t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Pearson’s correlation analysis and multiple regression were used for data analysis.
Results:
- The HPV-related infection preventive behavior and intention among the general characteristics of the subjects showed a significant difference according to Education about HPV vaccination (t=2.58, p=.001).
- The subject's HPV-related infection preventive behavior intention had a positive correlation with attitude to HPV vaccination (r=.29, p<.001) and HPV-related health beliefs(r=.29, p<.001). Also, there was a positive correlation between HPV-related knowledge and HPV-related health beliefs (r=.15, p=.03).
- Education about HPV vaccination, attitude to HPV vaccination, and HPV-related health beliefs accounted for 14.9% of the HPV-related infection preventive behavioral intention.
Conclusion:
The most significant factor for HPV-related infection preventive behavior was HPV-related health beliefs. The results indicated a need to consider tailored HPV- related education programs for enhancing HPV-related health beliefs.
These findings will contribute to the development of mediation strategies to improve HPV infection preventive behavior intention.