Behavioral intention to perform risk compensation behaviors after receiving HPV vaccination among men who have sex with men in China.

ABSTRACT: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are recommended to take up human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. There are concerns that MSM would increase sexual risk behaviors after taking up HPV vaccination, a phenomenon known as risk compensation. This study investigated the prevalence of and factors associated with behavioral intention to reduce the frequency of condom use with men after receiving the HPV vaccination. The study was based on the baseline sample of an ongoing randomized controlled trial promoting HPV vaccination among MSM in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Chinese-speaking MSM who have never vaccinated against HPV were recruited from multiple sources. A total of 624 participants completed the baseline survey during July to December 2017. The prevalence of behavior intention to reduce the freque

SUBMITTER: Wu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6746507 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature