MHealth video gaming for human papillomavirus vaccination among college men—qualitative inquiry for development

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Persistent infection with HPV can cause various cancers; however, HPV vaccination can prevent infections associated with high risk, cancerous strains of the virus. As it relates to HPV, college age men have been identified as one of the catch-up vaccination groups. Among college age men, gaming is an extremely popular extracurricular activity. Further, video games have emerged as a popular public health intervention tool. Therefore, this study aims to collect qualitative data on how to develop, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a gaming intervention to increase HPV risk perceptions, improve self-efficacy and increase intention to receive the HPV vaccine among mal

SUBMITTER: Darville-Sanders G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9343976 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature