Northwest University Buntain School of Nursing Nursing Research 4562 December 12, 2013

 There has been a lack of knowledge in college-aged females regarding the Human Papillomavirus (HPV).

 To assess the knowledge that female dormitory residents at small Christian University have about HPV.

 Is there a knowledge deficit about HPV for female students living in the dorms?

 “Even a basic understanding of HPV risk factors, methods of its transmission, and the virus’ role in cervical cancer was low to nonexistent in populations near and far” (Sandfort & Pleasant, 2009).  In a study done by Kispert & McGrath, “99.7% of women diagnosed with cervical cancer developed the cancer from HPV, and 44.8% of HPV was found in women between the ages of years old” (2009).

 Questionnaire › Age › Previous Education › Knowledge › Source of Knowledge › Transmission › Who is susceptible › Misconceptions… This research study was approved by the NU IRB

 Non-experimental, non-probability convenience sample was taken  Cross-sectional, within subjects  Questionnaire distributed in university women’s dormitory halls

 Population represented: 312 women residing in dormitory halls at small Christian college in suburb of Seattle  150 questionnaires distributed, 33 returned

 year old females  Previous Education: High-school Diploma › Homeschooled, Private, Public, Charter, etc.

 Reliance on self-reporting › Extraneous variables in style of response  Factors affecting honesty of responses: › Sensitive topic › Stigmas  Limited sample size

 Findings indicate a need for education about HPV among the female university students  In the future, HPV education by nurses and other medical professionals should specifically target year old female college students.

 Professor Barsness  Northwest University IRB  Sarah Jobson  Dormitory RA’s  Participants

 Caron, R., Kispert, E., & McGrath, R. (2009). Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs of at-risk women. Internet Journal Of Health, 9(2).  Sandfort, J., & Pleasant, A. (2009). Knowledge, attitudes, and informational behaviors of college students in regard to the human papillomavirus. Journal of American College Health, 58(2), doi: