VACINA E HPV: SABERES DOS PAIS E RESPONSÁVEIS DE MENINAS ADOLESCENTES

• Autor(a) principal: da Silva, Tuanny Italla Marques
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: dos Santos, Nádya Thalita Novaes, e Silva, Sussane Pinheiro Costa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Gestão & Saúde (Brasília)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/rgs/article/view/10403
• topic: Artigos Originais

This study aimed to understand the knowledge of parents / guardians of teenage girls about HPV and the vaccine used for its prevention. It is a descriptive and exploratory research with qualitative approach, which was participated by 25 parents /guardians of girls between 9 to 13 years old who attended a basic health center in Petrolina. The majority of participants were women aged 20 to 53 years old. Regarding the knowledge about HPV and vaccine, it was found that most of them associated the virus with cervical cancer, knowing about their sexual transmission and the prevention through condom. It was also noted that they had heard about the vaccine and agreed with this action. However, they had superficial knowledge about the subject, through information provided especially by the media and health center at times of campaign. Therefore, it is necessary the explanation of the subject to the community, not only at specific times of vaccination and others, but throughout the year, so that they can obtain information about it and participate actively in the prevention process of cervical cancer.