Awareness of cancer cervix and its prevention among students in Melaka, Malaysia

Outcomes

Desk 1 exhibits the demographic traits of the individuals. The imply age of the individuals was 20.Eight years (commonplace deviation 1.Four years). Many of the individuals have been feminine (77.6%). 58.2% of the individuals have been Chinese language, 28.4% have been Indian, 9% have been Malay, whereas 4.5% have been different ethnicity [Table 1].

Desk 2 exhibits the data towards cervical most cancers, HPV vaccination, and opinion about consciousness program between pre- and post-intervention. There have been important variations about data on hyperlink between HPV and cervical most cancers, heard of cervical most cancers screening, heard of vaccination and opinion on its effectiveness, and attitudes towards cervical most cancers vaccination between preintervention and postintervention. At preintervention, 97.0% of the scholars had heard of cervical most cancers, 72.3% of them had data on hyperlink between HPV and cervical most cancers, 68.7% had heard of cervical most cancers screening, and 75.8% had heard of cervical most cancers vaccination. At postintervention, all college students (100%) had heard of cervical most cancers, had data on hyperlink between HPV and cervical most cancers, and had heard of cervical most cancers vaccination. With regard to the opinion towards consciousness program, there was no important distinction between preintervention and postintervention (P = 0.082); nevertheless, 89.2% of the scholars talked about that it's wanted at preintervention, nevertheless it was elevated to 96.9% [Table 2].

Desk Three exhibits attitudes towards HPV vaccination between pre- and post-intervention. At preintervention, 53.8% talked about that the cervical most cancers vaccines have been efficient whereas 40% weren't positive about it. There was additionally important distinction in regard to attitudes towards effectiveness of cervical most cancers vaccination between pre- and post-intervention (P = 0.004). At preintervention, 59.7% of the scholars agreed, 4.5% disagreed, and 10.4% weren't positive that if a lady is vaccinated with cervical most cancers vaccine, then she doesn't want any additional screening check; nevertheless, it was elevated to 74.6% of at postintervention [Table 3].

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Desk Four exhibits that there was important distinction about data on hyperlink between HPV and cervical most cancers, heard of cervical most cancers screening, and heard of vaccination between preintervention and F/up. Nevertheless, there was no important distinction about heard of cervical most cancers between preintervention and F/up (P = 0.500). With regard to the opinion towards consciousness program, there was important distinction (P = 0.030) as 89.6% of the scholars talked about that it's wanted at preintervention, nevertheless it was elevated to 100% throughout F/up [Table 4].

Desk 5 exhibits that there was important distinction about opinion on its effectiveness between preintervention and F/up. At preintervention, solely 49.2% of the scholars agreed that HPV vaccines are efficient, however 92.3% of them acknowledged that HPV vaccines are efficient at F/up intervention. Nevertheless, there was no important distinction about attitudes towards cervical most cancers vaccination between preintervention and F/up [Table 5].

Tables ​Tables66 and ​and77 present the data towards cervical most cancers and attitudes towards HPV vaccination between postintervention and F/up. There was no important distinction about heard of most cancers cervix, data on hyperlink between HPV and cervical most cancers, heard of cervical most cancers screening, heard of vaccination and opinion on its effectiveness, attitudes towards cervical most cancers vaccination, and opinion towards consciousness program between postintervention and F/up [Tables ​[Tables66 and ​and77].

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