PROFILE OF PARENTS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PREVENTION OF CERVICAL CARCINOMA THROUGH HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS VACCINATION

Abstract

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 are the main viruses that cause carcinoma of the cervix uteri. The incidence of uterine cervical carcinoma in Indonesia is 23.4/100,000. HPV can be transmitted sexually and non-sexually. Vaccination is one of the strategies to prevent cervical uterine carcinoma. The HPV vaccine is given to healthy grade 5 students through the School Children's Immunization Month (BIAS) program. The role of parents can influence student participation in participating in the activity of administering the HPV vaccine. The level of parental knowledge about HPV vaccination is important to determine participation in the HPV vaccine program. This study aims to determine the level of parental knowledge about Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) immunization in grade 5 elementary school children in the Randulawang Health Center area. This type of research is descriptive with a cross-sectional design. The population of parents who have daughters in grade 5 elementary school in the working area of ​​the Randulawang Health Center. The sampling technique is proportional stratified random sampling so that the sample size is 79 respondents. Descriptive data analysis. Most parents' knowledge is in the moderate category 32 (40.5%), good category 30 (38%), and less category 17 (21.5%). Parents' knowledge about HPV vaccination for grade 5 elementary school children in the Randulawang Health Center area was mostly in the moderate category. It is recommended that parents should be able to increase their knowledge about the HPV vaccine regarding the benefits, safety, and side effects of the vaccine and the dangers of cancer