KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF ADOLECENT WOEMEN REGARDING HPV VACCINATION

INTRODUCTION: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infection and causes cervical cancer in worldwide. HPV and cervical cancer can be prevented by administering HPV vaccination. Assessment of knowledge and practice regarding HPV vaccination will help to control cervical cancer rate. OBJECTIVES: To assess the knowledge and practice regarding HPV vaccination among women. To find out the association between the level of knowledge with selected demographic variables. METHOD: A cross sectional descriptive study was adopted in the present study. A non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to select 100 samples. The content validity was done. The reliability of the tool was established. RESULT: The present study showed that the adolescent women had moderate knowledge and moderately practice regarding HPV vaccination. There was a highly positive correlation between knowledge and practice and a significant association between knowledge and practice with selected demographic variables. CONCLUSION: The study concluded that the adolescent women had moderate knowledge and practice regarding HPV vaccination.