Introduction:

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine is the most recent and controversial step for cervical cancer prevention. During 2014, in Colombia, a series of suspected adverse reactions to the vaccine caused a decline in its coverage.

Objective:

the aim of this study is to describe the knowledge about Human Papillomavirus and its vaccine from parents of Rivera, Huila.

Materials and method:

cross-sectional study with a convenient sample of 124 parents whose children were under 18 years old; through a socio-demographic questionnaire, knowledge about issues related to the virus, related to cervical cancer and its vaccine was measured. A quantitative analysis was performed by simple frequency analysis.

Results:

the level of knowlodge was low (44,35%); 43,54% of the parents identify Human Papillomavirus as an etiological cervical cancer agent, just 7,4% of the parents consider the vaccine as an useful preventive method and the vaccine was accepted by 87% of the parents.

Conclusions:

the knowledge level of the parents of Rivera, Huila about Human Papillomavirus and cervical cancer is low and it is affected by the ignorance of the different cervical cancer preventive strategies, as well as the lack of information of the action of Human Papillomavirus vaccine. However, the vaccine acceptability is high. MÉD.UIS. 2017;30(1):13-9.

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