Intervención educativa sobre el papiloma virus humano y calidad de información

The human papillomavirus is a common sexually transmitted infection, widely spread worldwide, it is considered the main agent for the development of cervical cancer. With the aim of improving information on human papillomavirus infection in women over 20 years of age, a quasi-experimental educational intervention study was carried out in office 3 of the Previsora Polyclinic between January 2023 and April 2024. The universe was made up of 310 women, a sample of 115 was selected, who met the inclusion criteria. The variables that were analyzed were, age, school level, knowledge about the human papillomavirus, risk factors, manifestations and prevention. The survey was used before and after the intervention. The study was carried out in 3 phases: diagnostic, interventional and an evaluative phase. To evaluate the effectiveness of the educational intervention, the McNemar test was used. It was observed that 44.3% of the participants were between 20-29 years old and more than half of them had a pre-university school level. Before the educational intervention, an inadequate level of information on aspects of human papillomavirus infection predominated, and in general a low cognitive level, then with the intervention it was possible to raise the level of information. The intervention was effective in modifying knowledge through participatory didactic resources that could be applied in daily medical practice.