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Enfermería Global
On-line version ISSN 1695-6141
Abstract
GALVEZ-DIAZ, Norma del Carmen; VIDARTE-CORREA, Diana Carolina; RIVERA-CASTANEDA, Patricia Margarita and GALVEZ-DIAZ, Silvia. Knowledge of Peruvian nursing students about the Human Papilloma Virus. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2023, vol.22, n.71, pp.407-427. Epub Nov 13, 2023. ISSN 1695-6141. https://dx.doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.547161.
Objective:
To determine the level of knowledge of nursing students about the Human Papilloma Virus in a Private University in northern Peru.
Method:
Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional; the sample was census constituted by 90 nursing students at the end of the university career, an instrument already validated internationally was applied with a Cronbach's Alpha of 0.76 of 15 questions applied via Google questionnaire for the health emergency; the established inclusion and exclusion criteria were taken into consideration.
Results
The level of general knowledge of the university nursing students was very good (43.3%). 92.2% of the total were women and 7.8% were men; 71.4% of men and 41.0% of women have had more than one sexual partner. 75% of nursing students who went from the jungle report more than one sexual partner, contrary to 33.8% of nursing students from the coast report more than one sexual partner.
Conclusion
The knowledge that prevailed among the university nursing students was good and very good; however, it is noteworthy that the majority had more than one sexual partner, a situation that leads to the development of programs to promote awareness of responsible and risk-free sexual health among future nurses.
Keywords : Human Papilloma Virus; prevention; nursing student; sexual health.