ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS TOWARDS HPV PROPHYLAXIS VACCINATION AMONG STUDENTS OF GGSS, GIWA

ABSTRACT The study was on the Knowledge, Attitude and Educational Intervention towards HPV Prophyllaxis vaccination in GGSS Giwa, Kaduna State. Four research objectives, and four research questions guided the study. Related literatures were reviewed and discussed in the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The sample for the study comprised of two hundred and ninety-seven (297) respondents drawn from the population of study using simple random sampling technique. The instruments for data collection in this study was a questionnaire titled, Knowledge, Attitude and Educational Intervention towards HPV Prophyllaxis Vaccination Questionnaire (KAEIHPVQ) with a reliability coefficient of 0.81 and analyzed using frequency table, mean, and standard deviation. The results revealed that the students exhibit a generally low level of knowledge regarding HPV vaccination, as indicated by a mean score of 2.72 and a standard deviation of 1.47, students' attitudes towards HPV vaccination are predominantly negative, reflected in a mean score of 2.52 with a standard deviation of 1.40, the effectiveness of educational interventions in promoting HPV vaccination uptake among students is largely accepted, with most items achieving a mean score of 3.07 and a standard deviation of 1.55, and the perceived barriers to HPV vaccination among students are significant, with four out of five items exceeding the 3.00 benchmark, resulting in a mean score of 3.20 and a standard deviation of 1.14. The researcher recommends that educational programs need to be expanded and intensified to bridge the knowledge gap regarding HPV and its associated risks, among others.