HPV vaccination has not increased sexual activity or accelerated sexual debut in a college-aged cohort of men and women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection and is linked to several types of cancer. HPV vaccination uptake in the U.S. is relatively low, despite the vaccine's high efficacy. Some parents of adolescents have concerns that vaccination will encourage sexual behavior and therefore choose not to vaccinate. Previous studies investigating vaccination and sexual behavior have included only young women and girls.

Methods

The objective of this study is to assess associations between HPV-vaccination and sexual behavior in a college-age cohort of both men and women. We analyzed questionnaire data collected from the Michigan HPV and Oropharyngeal Cancer Study, a cohort study designed to investigate HPV infection and its association with

SUBMITTER: Brouwer AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593582 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature