HPV vaccination status of school adolescents and associated factors

Authors

  • Brenda Moreira Loiola
  • Pallysson Paulo da Silva
  • Simone Barroso de Carvalho
  • Edina Araújo Rodrigues Oliveira
  • Lany Leide de Castro Rocha Campelo
  • Luí­sa Helena de Oliveira Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2020v10i59p4106-4115

Keywords:

Vaccination, Adolescent, Papillomaviridae, Public Health

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the HPV vaccination status of school adolescents and its associated factors. Method: This is a descriptive study with quantitative approach, carried through with 502 adolescents of schools of the municipal and state public school system, located in the city of Picos in the state of Piauí­, in the year of 2018 and with data from DATASUS. Results: Of the adolescents researched, the female sex presented greater access and greater annual vaccination coverage against HPV, represented respectively by 74.91% and 46.20% of the school children. However, according to DATASUS information, regarding the access of adolescents showed that boys had greater access to the vaccine represented by 20.04%, and also greater annual vaccination coverage represented by 8.97%. Conclusion: The access and vaccination coverage for this immunobiological are well below the recommended, thus requiring new actions in order to increase the adherence of these adolescents to the vaccine.

Author Biographies

Brenda Moreira Loiola

Nursing student, Federal University of Piauí­; Member of the Collective Health Research Group - UFPI / CNPq (Picos-PI, Brazil).

Pallysson Paulo da Silva

Nursing student at the Federal University of Piauí­. Member of the Collective Health Research Group - UFPI / CNPq (Picos-PI, Brazil).

Simone Barroso de Carvalho

Nurse. Master in Health and Community. Specialist in Nursing in Prenatal Care, Health Management and ICU. On duty at the Justino Luz Regional Hospital (Picos-PI, Brazil).

Edina Araújo Rodrigues Oliveira

Nurse. Master in Nursing. Adjunct Professor I of the Nursing course at the Federal University of Piauí­. Member of the Collective Health Research Group - UFPI / CNPq (Picos-PI, Brazil).

Lany Leide de Castro Rocha Campelo

Nurse. Master and PhD in Sciences (EEUSP). Collaborating researcher at the Nursing and Family Studies Group and the Collective Health Research Group, Coordinator of the Mais Sorriso Mais Saúde Extension Program and coordinator of Curricular Internship I and II of the Nursing course at UFPI.

Luí­sa Helena de Oliveira Lima

Nurse. PhD in Nursing. Associate Professor at UFPI, Professor of Graduate Programs in Science and Health; Health and Community and the Professional Master's in Family Health. Coordinator of the Collective Health Research Group UFPI / CNPq.

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Published

2020-12-09

How to Cite

Moreira Loiola, B. ., da Silva, P. P. ., Barroso de Carvalho, S. ., Araújo Rodrigues Oliveira, E. ., de Castro Rocha Campelo , L. L. ., & de Oliveira Lima, L. H. . (2020). HPV vaccination status of school adolescents and associated factors. Saúde Coletiva (Barueri), 10(59), 4106–4115. https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2020v10i59p4106-4115

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 59 (2020)

Section

Artigos Cientí­ficos