Praktické lekárnictvo 1/2022
Awareness of HPV vaccination and vaccination rates in the population of medical students at Comenius University
HPV virus infections can cause skin warts, anogenital warts, cervical cancer, anal cancer or penile cancer. The aim of our work was to identify awareness of the possibility of vaccination and the vaccination of students of the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University. Vaccination against HPV is still very low in Slovakia compared to some European countries. Our observation suggest that vaccination coverage is several times higher in medically educated young people than in the rest of the population.
Keywords: human papillomavirus, vaccination, risk awareness
