HPV vaccination and sexual behaviour in healthcare seeking young women in Luxembourg.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) worldwide. Despite recommendations for HPV vaccination of young women from health authorities, parental concerns were raised whether vaccination could induce unsafe sexual behaviour in young women. Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to investigate if HPV vaccination in healthcare seeking adult women in Luxembourg was associated with unsafe sexual behaviour.

Methods

Seven hundred twenty-nine women (mean age = 22.5; range 18-43 years) were recruited either at Luxembourg family planning centres or at private gynaecology practices. All participants completed a questionnaire on vaccination status and sexual behaviour. Poisson and logistic regressions were used to study the as

SUBMITTER: Soudeyns C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7017793 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature