Knowledge About HPV and the HPV Vaccine: Observational Study on a Convenience Sample of Adolescents from Select Schools in Three Regions in Italy
Awareness and knowledge of HPV and the HPV vaccine are low among Italian students in this study and reported vaccination coverage is below the national target. Coordinated efforts at the national level are needed to address this public health issue.
Authors
- Lorenza Driul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-9410)
- Giuseppina Capra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1407-7282)
- Vincenzo Restivo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5406-884X)
- Alessandra Casuccio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5676-9535)
- Laura Brunelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5475-0021)
- Barbara Suligoi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9623-7659)
- Teresa Fasciana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4073-5813)
- Francesca Valent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4071-0897)
- Palmira Immordino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1051-6874)
- Franz Sesti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3850-627X)
- Eliana De Luca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7364-4670)
- Patrizia Ferro
- Nicolò Piazza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1422-456X)
- Silvia Gazzetta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2445-9217)
- Manola Comar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6310-3320)
- Andrea Maria Isidori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9037-5417)
- Maria Cristina Salfa
- Daniele Gianfrilli
- Emily Bertola
Institutions
- University of Udine (IT)
- University of Trieste (IT)
- Università degli Studi di Enna Kore (IT)
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (IT)
- IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo (IT)
- Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Ferrara (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- University of Palermo (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccines
- Published
- 2025-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines13030227
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.77