From awareness to acceptance: understanding HPV and vaccine knowledge, attitudes and beliefs among university students in Punjab, Pakistan
Despite their inadequate knowledge levels and poor vaccine uptake, students showed positive attitudes towards HPV vaccination. Awareness about HPV, including testing and vaccination, should be raised through community outreach programs, social media, and university curricula.
Authors
- Ali Hassan Gillani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8628-9030)
- Jie Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7296-8641)
- Mohsin Ahmad Ghauri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2599-1528)
- Furqan Khurshid Hashmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4921-3739)
- Minghuan Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6536-5105)
- Yu Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0205-1824)
- Naveel Atif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6810-6133)
- Usman Rashid Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8872-9749)
- Mukhtar Kadirhaz
Institutions
- University of the Punjab (PK)
- Jilin Province Development and Reform Commission (CN)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20523211.2025.2473023
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71