Knowledge and Attitude Regarding HPV Vaccination in Prevention of Cervical Cancer Among Teenage Girls.

According to Globocan 2020, approximately six lakh new cases of cervical cancer were reported in 2020 globally, Among these cancers accounting for 341,831 fatalities cervical cancer is the second most prevalent malignancy in India. The condition is even more concerning in the rural population, where a majority of women are unaware and uneducated about the dangers of cervical cancer and the scarcity of healthcare resources. Poor prognosis is widespread in  worldwide, especially in low resources setting. Women in rural areas come with advanced stages of HPV caused cervical cancer and lack of the therapeutic options. Vaccination against Human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most promising method for preventing cervical cancer. Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination is a public health measure designed to protect against infection caused by HPV which is associated with various cancers (such as cervical, anal and oropharyngeal cancer) and genital warts. HPV is a common sexually transmitted infection with multiple strains some of which are high risk and can cause cancer title. 2 The present study is aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding HPV vaccination in prevention of cervical cancer among teenage girls. The research design which was adopted in the study was non- experimental descriptive design. 60 teenage girls as study participants were selected from intermediate schools in India through purposive sampling method. The result shows that only 10% teenage girls have good knowledge, 83.33% have average knowledge, 6.665% have poor knowledge regarding HPV vaccination and majority of the subject’s agree 58.59% where as 23.33% neutral and 18.07% had disagree regarding HPV vaccination.