The Awareness of the Human Papillomavirus Infection and Oropharyngeal Cancer in People to Improve the Health Care System at Al Qunfudhah Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

With 14 million new infections each year, the human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) among both men and women in the United States (US). Infections with the human papillomavirus (HPV) are responsible for a considerable portion of the global cancer burden....

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Published in:	Journal of healthcare engineering Vol. 2021; pp. 5185075 - 8
Main Authors:	Alshehri, Ali Maeed, Ahmed Alamri, Muaddiyah Mohammed, Mahdi Alharazi, Amal Ahmed, Essa Alhazmi, Adnan Mohammed, Hassan Alfaqih, Reem Mohammed, Alzaylaee, Abdulrahim Ali Ibrahim, Harb Awadh Almarhabi, Salihah, Alfaqih, Hassan Mohammed Hassan, Ali Khneen Alderhami, Amaal, Almarhabi, Mariam Harb Awadh, Alsllami, Abdullah
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Hindawi 19-10-2021
Subjects:	Cross-Sectional Studies Dentists Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Male Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - epidemiology Papillomavirus Infections Professional Role Saudi Arabia Surveys and Questionnaires United States Vaccination Saudi Arabia United States
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Summary:	With 14 million new infections each year, the human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) among both men and women in the United States (US). Infections with the human papillomavirus (HPV) are responsible for a considerable portion of the global cancer burden. HPV-related oral malignancies are on the rise around the world, according to epidemiological studies. To provide accurate advice to their patients, dental practitioners require thorough, up-to-date HPV-related knowledge. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, data were collected by the purposely constructed questionnaire. A questionnaire composed of the demographic items and items related to the awareness and knowledge about Human papillomavirus. The questionnaire was constructed after a series of discussions between the panel of experts. This panel was composed of a subject specialist, researcher, and language expert. The Cronbach alpha of the questionnaire was calculated. The study will be conducted in the Al Qunfudhah. Results. The Cronbach alpha of the questionnaire was 0.72. Out of a total of 550 respondents, with a mean (SD) age of 47.5 (11.5), the female respondents were 167 (30.4%) while male were 383 (69.6%). 20.5% of the respondents (out of 550) were having awareness of HPV. Implications. Knowledge of HPV-related oral cancer is critical, and it is advised to be taught as part of dental students’ basic curriculum and clinical training. This problem can be solved by better educational training programs. Knowledge of HPV-related oral cancer is critical, and it is advised to be taught as part of dental students’ basic curriculum and clinical training.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Correction/Retraction-3 Academic Editor: Osamah Ibrahim Khalaf
ISSN:	2040-2295 2040-2309
DOI:	10.1155/2021/5185075