Percepção do homem com relação à infecção por papilomavírus humano – HPV (segunda etapa)

Abstract

Objective: Describe the quality of perception of man as the human papillomavirus - HPV in Aracaju-Sergipe, after attending a lecture on the topic and demonstrate quantitatively thisknowledge. Methods: It is an observational, cross-sectional. This is the second stage of a study initiated earlier with the application of a questionnaire to men on the knowledge of HPV infection, but no prior clarification. In this second phase, the same questionnaire was applied to a similar group of men with previous lectures. Participants completed a questionnaire between April and June 2013 were included in the study who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate by signing the consent form. The results were analyzed using SPSS. The study was submitted to the ethics committee on research by the number of the certificate of appreciation presentation for ethics that is: 02891413.0.0000.5546. Results: In the concept of an association between HPV and HPV which causes diseases, 1.9% of all respondents these two items, answered incorrectly, different from the first stage of the research that 47% answered incorrectly. 100% of those who responded to items about HPV concept and would make a peniscopy pass the exam. In the first stage, 42% of those who had heard of HPV had a proper view of HPV. This ratio increased to 74.6% in the second stage of the research.About knowledge andfunction ofpeniscopythere was asudden changefrom the first tothe second stage, with 93.5% and 92.5% in the first stepdid not knowthe functionor whatispeniscopyrespectively. In the second stage, 72.6% and64.6% demonstratedknowledge, respectively. Conclusion: The quality perception of man in Aracaju about HPV infection significantly improved after administration of educational lectures on the subject and has been shown quantitatively the enhancement of knowledge, as can be seen in the results.