Awareness of HPV
Awareness of HPV was assessed based on the following
items:
• ever heard of HPV,
• aware that HPV can cause cervical cancer, and
• being aware that it is possible to be vaccinated against
HPV.
As for STD knowledge, a new variable ‘awareness of
HPV’ was built based on the number of items the students
had positively responded to, and ranged from 0 to 3.
Girls were also asked if they had been vaccinated
against HPV. The findings have been reported elsewhere