To Create Awareness through Information Booklet on HPV Vaccine among Adolescent Girls in Selected School of Rural Community at Karad Taluka
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Information Booklet, Adolescent Girls, Create Awareness, HPV VaccineAbstract
Background: Evaluative study aimed to develop an informational booklet to educate adolescent girls about Human Pappilomavirus (HPV) and its vaccine. The prevention of HPV by vaccine is important in women's life. Being vaccinated at age 9- 14 years is a highly effective way to prevent HPV infection, cervical cancer and other HPV – related cancers. By assessing their baseline awareness and utilizing the booklet as an educational tool, the study sought to enhance knowledge and promote vaccination based on the objective to assess the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding the HPV vaccine in selected schools. A total of 100 adolescent girls, aged 10-16 years, from Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya Kale, enrolled in the study.
Materials and Methods: A quantitative evaluative research design was employed. The study sample comprised 100 adolescent girls, enrolled by using purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire, administered as a pre-test and post-test and analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistical analysis.
Results: The findings revealed that, in the pre-test, 14% of participants had poor knowledge, 70% had average knowledge, and 16% demonstrated good knowledge. Following the intervention, the post-test results showed a significant improvement, with 66% attaining good knowledge, 30% maintaining average knowledge, and only 4% retaining poor knowledge. The mean pre-test (13.12) and post-test (19.44) knowledge scores found statistical difference. The standard deviation for the pre-test was 3.624, while the post-test standard deviation was 5.480. The computed test statistic value was 21.623, with a p-value of <0.0001, indicating a highly significant improvement in knowledge levels. Conclusion: The study demonstrated the information booklet among adolescent girls regarding the HPV vaccine. The significant increase in post-test knowledge scores underscores the importance of structured educational interventions in promoting HPV vaccine awareness and uptake.
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