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This study compared HPV knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among female health and Social Science students at Debre Tabor University.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To compare HPV knowledge, attitudes, and prevention practices (KAP) among female Health and Social Science students and identify sociodemographic predictors of these outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:bold>Design:<\/jats:bold>\n                      Institutional-Based, comparative cross-sectional study.\n                      <jats:bold>Setting<\/jats:bold>\n                      : Debre Tabor University, Northwest Ethiopia, conducted from June to July 2025.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Main outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>HPV knowledge (good vs. poor), attitudes (good vs. poor), and vaccination practices (good vs. poor). Multivariable logistic regression identified independent predictors of poor outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec005\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Health science students (HSS) reported higher awareness (83.6% vs. 56.7%) and more positive attitudes (57.3% vs. 37.6%) than Social Science students (SSS). However, both groups exhibited poor knowledge: 61.2% of HSS and 80.9% of SSS scored &lt;50% on knowledge questions, and critically low vaccination rates (HSS: 18.2%; SSS: 15.2%). For HSS, lack of prior awareness was the strongest predictor of poor practice (AOR\u2009=\u20097.61, 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.65\u201335.12). For SSS, second-year students had 3.39 times higher odds of poor practice compared to seniors (AOR\u2009=\u20093.39; 95% CI: 1.04\u201310.99). SSS predominantly relied on social media (45.0%), while HSS used academic sources (67.5%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec006\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A profound knowledge-practice gap exists regardless of the field of study. High reliance on social media among SSS and low practice among mid-level students suggest that university-based interventions could potentially contribute to national efforts, though achieving population-level targets requires multi-sectoral strategies..<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0359838","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,5]],"date-time":"2026-10-05T17:43:28Z","timestamp":1791222208000},"page":"e0359838","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Knowledge, attitudes, and prevention practices regarding human papillomavirus among health and social science female students in Northwest Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional 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