Knowledge and perception of first year Malay female undergraduate students at public university in Malaysia towards human papillomavirus vaccination

• Main Authors: Hamid, Muhamad Hadri, Jusoh, Siti Nurhamidah Fadilah, Ang, Janice Su Chern, Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Community Health Society Malaysia 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34330/1/Knowledge%20and%20perception%20of%20first%20year%20Malay%20female%20undergraduate%20students%20at%20public%20university%20in%20Malaysia%20towards%20human%20papillomavirus%20vaccination.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34330/; http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/67

Background: In Malaysia cervical cancer is the third most common cancer for women after breast and colorectal cancer. Malaysia has implemented a national Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme targeting to Form 1 secondary school girls since 2010.Thus, it is important to assess the knowled...