Effect of an educational intervention on Hungarian adolescents’ awareness, beliefs and attitudes on the prevention of cervical cancer

Highlights ► Brief HPV-focused lesson is effective in increasing knowledge and enhancing beliefs. ► Fears need to be addressed as they may become barriers to preventing cervical cancer. ► A majority of Hungarian adolescents practise extremely risky sexual behaviour. ► Health education should lay a s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2012-11, Vol.30 (48), p.6824-6832
Hauptverfasser:	Marek, Erika, Dergez, Timea, Rebek-Nagy, Gabor, Szilard, Istvan, Kiss, Istvan, Ember, Istvan, Gocze, Peter, D’Cruz, Gibson
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescents Adolescents’ health Allergy and Immunology attitudes and opinions Cervical cancer Education, Medical - methods Educational intervention Female health education Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Human papillomavirus Human papillomavirus (HPV) Humans Hungary Immunization Male morbidity Mortality Papillomaviridae Prevention questionnaires screening Sex education Sexual behavior Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data Sexual behaviour Sexually transmitted diseases STD students surveys Surveys and Questionnaires uterine cervical neoplasms Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - prevention & control vaccination Vaccines Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights ► Brief HPV-focused lesson is effective in increasing knowledge and enhancing beliefs. ► Fears need to be addressed as they may become barriers to preventing cervical cancer. ► A majority of Hungarian adolescents practise extremely risky sexual behaviour. ► Health education should lay a special emphasis on improving safe sex behaviour.
ISSN:	0264-410X 1873-2518
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.09.012