Knowledge and Attitude About HPV Vaccines

Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Behavior; Attitude; Knowledge

Treatments: Behavioral: educative folder

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01043341

HPV vaccines

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to analyze the knowledge and attitude about HPV vaccines among Brazilian women after an educative intervention. The knowledge was measured on sexual behavior and HPV infection. The attitude was measured on acceptance of vaccines.

Full description

Two hundred Brazilian women were selected ranged 18 to 30 years old. They were randomized on two groups: 1) One hundred received a brief educative intervention about HPV infection and vaccines and answered a questionaire about sexual behavior, HPV infection and vaccines and 2)one hundred not received anything and answered the same questionaire.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy women

Exclusion criteria

• previous CIN or cervical cancer treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

behavioral

Active Comparator group

Description:

the women received a folder about HPV infection and vaccines and answered a questionaire about sexual behavior, HPV infection and vaccines.

Treatment:

Behavioral: educative folder

no intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

the women answered a questionaire about sexual behavior, HPV infection and vaccines

Treatment:

Behavioral: educative folder