Influencers and preference predictors of HPV vaccine uptake among US male and female young adult college students.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of male and female college students in Kentucky about HPV associated diseases and vaccines, and to determine which parameters predicted self-reported uptake of HPV vaccination. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A self-selected cross-sectional sample of college students completed an evidence-based online survey. RESULTS:Of approximately 1200 potential respondents, 585 completed the survey. The average age was 20.6 (SD 3.15) and 78% were female; 84% of the population had had one or more sexual partners. Concern for HPV vaccine safety and potential need for boosters did not significantly deter vaccine uptake. Likewise, knowledge about HPV associated cancers was not predictive of vaccine uptake. On the other hand, parent

SUBMITTER: LaJoie AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5886909 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature