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Percepção do homem em relação à infecção por papilomavírus humano - HPV
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Pedreira, Pedro Wagner Fonseca Silva, Jacqueline Mazzotti Cavalcanti Da Monteiro, Bruna Karoline Santos Melo Dias, Júlia Maria Gonçalves |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Objective: to describe the quality of perception of man over the human papillomavirus infection in Aracaju, Sergipe. Methods: this was an observational and cross-sectional study, conducted through the use of questionnaires covering the knowledge of infection by the human papillomavirus (HPV) to two groups of individuals: the first one without any prior information about the subject; and the second one after receiving previous information. The first group was interviewed between February and May of 2012 and the second between April and June of 2013. The study included those who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate by signing the volunteer consent form. The results were analyzed using the SPSS software. The study was submitted to the Ethics Committee. Results: 200 subjects in the first group answered the questionnaires, while 90 subjects in the second group participated, including omitting some answers on various items in the questionnaire. Regarding the HPV concept and what diseases it causes, 42% in the first group demonstrated having the correct concept. This index increased to 74.6% in the second group. On the basis of knowledge about peniscopy, a significant difference was observed between subjects in the Man’s perception of the human papillomavirus infection – HPV |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 25 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.rmmg.org/exportar-pdf/1807/en_v25n3a04.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |