1 Knowledge and attitude about HPV vaccine among the 4th year female nursing students at Hanoi Medical University / Nguyen Van Dang, Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong // .- 2024 .- Volume 184 E15 - N 11 .- P. 106-116 .- 610

Vaccines against HPV have been found to be the most effective known method in preventing cervical cancer. University students and young adults have a high prevalence of genital HPV infection because of their risky sexual behavior, lack of knowledge of HPV infection, HPV vaccination and misconception about susceptibility. A cross-sectional descriptive research was conducted to assess knowledge, attitudes about HPV vaccine among 120 fourth - year female nursing students at Hanoi Medical University in 2023. The majority (75.8%) of students had good knowledge. Students who had never been in a relationship had worse knowledge of HPV vaccine than other students who have been or had been in a relationship. Students with income had better knowledge of HPV vaccine than students with no income (p < 0.05). The majority (66.7%) of students had a positive attitude With Kinh people had more positive attitude towards HPV vaccine (p < 0.05). Research showed that most of the 4th year female nursing students at Hanoi Medical University had good knowledge and a positive attitude towards the HPV vaccine. There was a significant association between knowledge of HPV and factors such as income, and relationship status. There was a significant association between attitudes and ethnicity.