The Effect of HPV Education Provided to Women on Their Knowledge Levels, HPV Screening, and Vaccination Uptake

Type of Study: This study was planned to be an observational study. Purpose of the Study: To evaluate the impact of HPV education given to women on their knowledge levels and HPV screening and vaccination.The main question\[s\] it aims to answer \[is/are\]: H1: There is a difference in the mean Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Knowledge Scale score between the intervention group women who participated in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) education and the control group women. H2: There is a difference between the intervention group women and the control group women in terms of their participation in HPV screening tests. H2: There is a difference between the intervention group women and the control group women in terms of their HPV vaccination status. Participants Participants will be assigned to a control and intervention group. Online training will be provided to the intervention group, and the results of the training will be reported.

Inclusion Criteria: * Being female * Women aged 18-35 years * Ability to speak and understand Turkish at a level sufficient to communicate with the researcher * Having the technical equipment necessary to participate in a video interview * No diagnosis of HPV positivity * Not having received the HPV vaccine * Not having undergone HPV DNA/Pap smear testing in the past 5 years * No diagnosis of cervical cancer * Voluntary willingness to participate in the study * No diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder Exclusion Criteria: * Being male * Having severe physical or cognitive impairments that prevent completing the questionnaire * Being under 18 years of age or over 35 years of age * Inability to speak or understand Turkish * Lack of technical equipment to participate in a video interview * Having a diagnosis of HPV positivity * Having received the HPV vaccine * Having undergone HPV DNA/Pap smear testing in the past 5 years * Having a diagnosis of cervical cancer * Having a diagnosed psychiatric disorder Not agreeing to participate in the study