Medical students were able to: Shajoun Al-Azzam, Jana Samir, Sarah Al-Amer, and Amjad Al-Anzi Under the supervision of Dr. Suzan Muhammad achieved third place in their participation in the research submitted to the Third Saudi International Conference on Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, which was held in the period (26-27 November 2021) under the auspices of the Saudi Society for Women’s Health, entitled: “The extent of awareness of females residing in the city of Riyadh about the virus vaccine.” Papilloma", with the aim of measuring the degree of awareness of women over the age of 18 about the virus, its relationship to cervical cancer, methods of transmission, and the extent of their knowledge about the availability of a safe vaccine that protects against cervical cancer, especially since the vaccine is available in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The study - which competed with studies presented by doctors and medical students from several universities - was distinguished by its diagnosis of the cognitive reality (awareness) of the papilloma virus, and the availability of an anti-papilloma virus vaccine among the female community in the city of Riyadh, where the percentage of knowledge about the existence of the virus reached only (30%), and ( 15%) for those who know of the availability of a vaccine against it, from a sample consisting of (1003) individuals from multiple age, societal and educational segments; As for the level of awareness among female health workers who participated in the study, the study revealed that (58%) knew about the virus, and (47%) knew that there was a vaccine for the virus.
The study concluded that the level of awareness about the papilloma virus and the vaccine against it is low among females in the city of Riyadh. This requires the need to prepare and design awareness campaigns to educate about prevention, in addition to spreading knowledge about the availability of the vaccine and its ability to prevent cervical cancer.
Dr. commented. Saad Asiri, Vice Dean of the College of Medicine, in this regard, saying: The college invests in the scientific and research excellence of its students to prepare accurate scientific studies as part of the university’s social responsibility to reveal the level of collective awareness of diseases and how to prevent them, so that the decision maker will have a clear vision to address the cognitive and behavioral deficiencies of community members. ; He stressed that the student committee at the College of Medicine is keen to include in its strategic composition practical plans to prepare the future doctor with scientific preparation that enables him to master solid research skills to ensure the continuity of his scientific and practical excellence. He concluded his statement by congratulating the winning students and thanking the supervising doctor, praying to God Almighty for continued success and excellence for the students and staff. University of Knowledge.
For her part, Prof. Dr. Ibtisam Al-Madhi, Advisor to His Excellency the President of the University, said that research excellence in any university is a natural extension of the excellence of educational inputs, and therefore Al-Maarifa University is keen in its strategic plans to improve the inputs to achieve excellence in the outputs. Scientific research is a cumulative skill that the student acquires through theoretical scientific training and practical training to achieve the desired research quality.
