Description of Attitude and Knowledge of Nurses in doing HPV Vaccines in One of West Indonesian Hospitals
Susi Widawati (a), Tiurma R.V Naibaho(a), Belet Lydia Ingrit (a*), Shinta Yuliana Hasibuan (a)

a) Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Jl. Jenderal Soedirman Boulevard No 15, Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, 15811, Indonesia
* belet.ingrit[at]uph.edu

Abstract

Background: According to World Health Organization in 2012, 528,000 new cases of cervical cancer were found with a mortality rate reaching 266,000 women in the world. In Indonesia, it is found that the incidence of women dying continues to increase every year around 9,498 people. HPV vaccination is an early detection in the prevention of cervical cancer. Based on a short interview of twenty nurses, there were eighteen of them who stated they had not done the HPV vaccine yet.

Purpose: to find out the description of nurses attitudes and knowledge in carrying out the HPV vaccine.

Methods: Quantitative descriptive, with univariate analysis to determine the frequency distribution of each variable, purposive sampling technique, using questionnaire with 25 questions to assess attitudes and 25 questions to assess the level of knowledge with a total sample of 172 nurses.

Results: The description of nurses attitudes in carrying out the HPV vaccine showed a 50% positive attitude and a 50% negative attitude. Description of knowledge of nurses includes good knowledge 47.7%, sufficient knowledge 24.4% and less knowledge 27.9%. Nurses who did the HPV vaccine were 4.7% and who did not do were 95.3%.

Conclusion: Attitudes and knowledge of nurses in conducting HPV vaccines in one of the West Indonesian Hospitals shows that female nurses have the same values for positive and negative attitudes and have good knowledge but do not influence female nurses to carry out HPV vaccines.

Keywords: Attitudes, HPV Vaccines, Knowledge, Nurses

Topic: Maternity and Pediatric Nursing