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A new study found that teacher training students have little information about a badually transmitted disease that increases the risk of getting cervical cancer in women.
The results of the survey presented at the annual Kemri (Kenya Medical Research Institute) scientific and health conference revealed that knowledge about vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) was low among students from three teacher training colleges in Nyeri.
"The level of knowledge about HPV vaccination and its role in cervical cancer prevention was low among student teachers, and most of them did not have sufficient information to guide their future students on the subject, "noted the researchers.
During the research conducted in Kamwenja, Kagumo and Othaya, 413 trainee teachers participated. Only 12 had been vaccinated against HPV, only one of whom was a student.
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"While nearly 70% knew cervical cancer and about 60% identified HPV as a causative agent, only about 20% were aware of HPV vaccination," they said. said the researchers.
They added that only one in 25 students felt they had enough information to offer their future students about HPV vaccination.
"It is essential that these trainees are properly informed about the timing and benefits of HPV vaccination to increase the rate of HPV vaccination among pre-pubertal girls and boys in Kenya," the researchers said.
In Kenya, nearly 80% of adolescent girls and badually active adult women are at risk of contracting HPV.
Two strains of the virus account for up to seven out of ten cases of cervical cancer in the country, which caused the death of 2451 people last year. More than 4,800 cancer cases are reported each year.
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