Two Web-Based and Theory-Based Interventions With and Without Brief Motivational Interviewing in the Promotion of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex With Men: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is effective in the prevention of vaccine-type genital warts and cancers among men who have sex with men (MSM).

Objective

The primary objective of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to evaluate the efficacies of 2 web- and theory-based interventions with and without brief motivational interviewing (MI) over the phone to increase the completion of HPV vaccination among unvaccinated participants within a 24-month follow-up period compared with the control group.

Methods

A 3-arm parallel-group RCT was conducted between July 2017 and December 2019. Five telephone surveys were conducted at baseline and at 3, 6, 9, and 24 months by blinded interviewers. Participants were Hong Kong Chinese-speaking MSM aged between 18

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7886619 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature