Knowledge of Peruvian nursing students about the Human Papilloma Virus

Gálvez-Díaz N.D.C.; Correa D.C.V.; Castañeda P.M.R.; Gálvez-Díaz S. · Enfermeria Global (2023) · DOI: 10.6018/eglobal.547161

Resumen

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.

Instituciones: Universidad César Vallejo; Universidad Señor de Sipán