Validation of a questionnaire for young women to assess knowledge, attitudes and behaviors towards cervical screening and vaccination against HPV: survey among an Italian sample

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Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health Pub Date : 2022-06-16 DOI:10.2427/8913

R. Saulle, S. Miccoli, B. Unim, L. Semyonov, G. Giraldi, E. Vito, M. G. Ficarra, A. Firenze, P. Gregorio, A. Boccia, G. Torre

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Background: The aim of this pilot study was to assess the reliability and validity of the questionnaire in young women ≥18 years as tool to examine knowledge, attitudes and behaviors towards screening and vaccination against HPV and reliable source of information. Methods: Reliability analysis was tested and content validity was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha to check internal consistency with the intention to obtain no misunderstanding results. The questionnaire - composed by n. 3 section for a total of n. 69 items- was administered to 30 girls. The study was conducted in 4 Italian cities: Ferrara, Rome, Cassino and Palermo and data were collected in the month of October 2010. Statistical analysis was performed through SPSS 19.0, statistical software for Windows. Results: The higher value of Cronbach’s alpha resulted on 24 items (alpha= 0,774). The addition just one at time of also only one more of the others items got worse the alpha. Cronbach’s alpha on all the III section together (n. 69 items) resulted in a value of 0, 059. Young women generally known HPV can cause cervical cancer (93.3%) and genital warts (16.7%) and 76.7% of them recognize pap test as a screening tool. The main sources of information about HPV vaccination, are represented by magazines / books (33.3%), TV (26.7%), gynecologists (23.3%). Conclusion: This pilot study demonstrated that a reduced version of the questionnaire showed a very good reliability properties in the study and this needs to be taken into account for future studies.

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一份评估年轻妇女对子宫颈筛查和HPV疫苗接种的知识、态度和行为的问卷的验证:意大利样本调查

背景:本初步研究的目的是评估问卷在≥18岁的年轻女性中的信度和效度，作为检查HPV筛查和疫苗接种的知识、态度和行为的工具，以及可靠的信息来源。方法:进行信度分析和内容效度评价，采用Cronbach’s alpha检验内部与意图的一致性，以获得无误解的结果。问卷由3个部分组成，共69个项目，对30名女孩进行了调查。该研究在意大利4个城市进行:费拉拉、罗马、卡西诺和巴勒莫，数据于2010年10月收集。采用Windows统计软件SPSS 19.0进行统计分析。结果:有24项Cronbach’s alpha值较高(alpha= 0.774)。每次只增加一项，也只增加一项，其他项目变得更糟。所有III部分(共69项)的Cronbach alpha值为0.059。年轻女性通常知道HPV可导致宫颈癌(93.3%)和生殖器疣(16.7%)，其中76.7%的人认识巴氏试验是筛查工具。HPV疫苗接种信息的主要来源是杂志/书籍(33.3%)、电视(26.7%)和妇科医生(23.3%)。结论:本初步研究表明，简化版的问卷在研究中显示出非常好的信度特性，这需要在未来的研究中加以考虑。

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