Nivel de conocimientos sobre el virus del papiloma humano en las y los estudiantes de la carrera de medicina de segundo y tercer ciclo. Cuenca 2024

Abstract

Background: The human papillomavirus is considered one of the most important carcinogens, each year worldwide it is responsible for 604,000 new cervical cancers and 342,000 deaths. It is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted diseases. Objective: Determine the level of knowledge about the Human Papillomavirus in the second and third cycle students of the Career of Medicine. Cuenca 2024. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out, using a physical questionnaire developed by Sepúlveda et al, which was adapted and validated with expert judgment by Santiago and Suarez to 263 students from the second and third cycle medical career of the University from Cuenca. Data analysis was carried out with the statistical program SPSS version 26.0 and the results are presented in simple and double-entry tables. Results: It was possible to identify that of the students surveyed, 92% of them master and achieve the required learning with respect to knowledge about the human papillomavirus, while 7.6% are close to achieving the required learning and 0.4% do not achieve the required learning. 77.9 % know what the Human Papillomavirus is and 81.4% relate HPV to cervical cancer. Regarding the risks of infection with HPV, the knowledge acquired is 49.8% in the study population.