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Importance of the HPV vaccine in women and the role of nursing

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Esther del Rocío Benavides Rovalino ,
Esther del Rocío Benavides Rovalino

Ministerio de Salud Pública, Centro de Salud Huachi Grande. Ambato, Ecuador

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Mónica Guadalupe Paredes Garcés ,
Mónica Guadalupe Paredes Garcés

Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Ambato, Ecuador

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Carmen Marlene Salguero Fiallos ,
Carmen Marlene Salguero Fiallos

Ministerio de Salud Pública. Ambato, Ecuador

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Carola del Rocío Cortéz Flores ,
Carola del Rocío Cortéz Flores

Centro de Salud tipo C Lasso. Ambato, Ecuador

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Libia Marina Toapanta Toapanta ,
Libia Marina Toapanta Toapanta

Centro de Salud tipo C Latacunga. Ambato, Ecuador

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Soraya Margoth Heredia Nugra ,
Soraya Margoth Heredia Nugra

Hospital General Latacunga. Ambato, Ecuador

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Abstract

Introduction: The human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common infections of the reproductive tract, responsible for a variety of cancers and other conditions in both men and women, it is considered a sexually transmitted disease. Thus, becoming a public health problem, as an alternative, governments have implemented the HPV vaccine to the national scheme.
Objective: To know the role of the nurse in the prevention of HPV through the importance of the use of vaccines
Methodos: qualitative, descriptive research, through a bibliographic review in databases of high academic prestige such as: Pubmed, Redalyc, Elsevier, Scopus, Latindex, Investigative Nursing, through the structure of the PRISMA method. Results: The systematic review showed that the year 2018 is in which more publications on HPV, the main reason being ignorance about the application of HPV, health personnel being an important factor, reaching key points such as the school population, concentrating clearly on the management and prevention of the same
Conclusion: The misinformation about HPV came to have high rates of infection in various parts of the population, but the prompt action of both health services and nursing staff helped to significantly reduce the number of people infected with HPV.

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Benavides Rovalino E del R, Paredes Garcés MG, Salguero Fiallos CM, Cortéz Flores C del R, Toapanta Toapanta LM, Heredia Nugra SM. Importance of the HPV vaccine in women and the role of nursing. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];2:235. Available from: https://revista.saludcyt.ar/ojs/index.php/sct/article/view/235

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