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Khanna N, Ramaseshan A, Arnold S, et al. Community Awareness of HPV Screening and Vaccination in Odisha. Obstet Gynecol Int. 2015;2015:694560doi: 10.1155/2015/694560.
Khanna, N., Ramaseshan, A., Arnold, S., Panigrahi, K., Macek, M. D., Padhi, B. K., Samanta, D., Senapati, S. N., & Panigrahi, P. (2015). Community Awareness of HPV Screening and Vaccination in Odisha. Obstetrics and gynecology international, 2015694560. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/694560
Khanna, Niharika, et al. "Community Awareness of HPV Screening and Vaccination in Odisha." Obstetrics and gynecology international vol. 2015 (2015): 694560. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/694560
Khanna N, Ramaseshan A, Arnold S, Panigrahi K, Macek MD, Padhi BK, Samanta D, Senapati SN, Panigrahi P. Community Awareness of HPV Screening and Vaccination in Odisha. Obstet Gynecol Int. 2015;2015:694560. doi: 10.1155/2015/694560. Epub 2015 Dec 09. PMID: 26783394; PMCID: PMC4689978.
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Obstet Gynecol Int. 2015;2015:694560. doi: 10.1155/2015/694560. Epub 2015 Dec 09.

Community Awareness of HPV Screening and Vaccination in Odisha.

Obstetrics and gynecology international

Niharika Khanna, Aparna Ramaseshan, Stephanie Arnold, Kalpana Panigrahi, Mark D Macek, Bijaya K Padhi, Diptirani Samanta, Surendra N Senapati, Pinaki Panigrahi

Affiliations

  1. Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Maryland, MD, USA.
  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
  3. Department of Epidemiology, Center for Global Health & Development, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
  4. Department of Dental Public Health, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  5. Asian Institute of Public Health, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
  6. Department of Medical Oncology, Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Center, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
  7. Department of Radiation Oncology, Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Center, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
  8. Department of Epidemiology, Center for Global Health & Development, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.

PMID: 26783394 PMCID: PMC4689978 DOI: 10.1155/2015/694560

Abstract

Introduction. A number of new technologies including cervical cancer screening and vaccination have introduced new tools in the fight against cervical cancer. Methods. This study was set in Odisha, India, at the Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Center and study research infrastructure at the Asian Institute of Public Health. IRB approvals were obtained and a research assistant recruited 286 women aged 18-49 years, who provided informed consent and completed a survey tool. Data were entered into EpiData software and statistical analysis was conducted. Results. 76.3% women participants were married, 45.5% had sexual debut at age 21 or greater, 60.5% used contraception, 12.2% reported having a Pap smear in the past, and 4.9% reported having prior genital warts. Most, 68.8% had never heard of HPV and 11.9% were aware that HPV is the main cause of cervical cancer. 82.9% women thought that vaccinations prevent disease, and 74.8% said they make the decision to vaccinate their children. Conclusion. The Odisha community demonstrated a low level of knowledge about cervical cancer prevention, accepted vaccinations in the prevention of disease and screening, and identified mothers/guardians as the key family contacts.

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