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Assessing university students' sexual risk behaviors as predictors of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake behavior.
Rohde, Rebecca L; Adjei Boakye, Eric; Christopher, Kara M; Geneus, Christian J; Walker, Ronald J; Varvares, Mark A; Osazuwa-Peters, Nosayaba.
Afiliação
  • Rohde RL; Saint Louis University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA.
  • Adjei Boakye E; Saint Louis University College of Public Health and Social Justice, Department of Epidemiology, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA.
  • Christopher KM; Saint Louis University Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA.
  • Geneus CJ; Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.
  • Walker RJ; Saint Louis University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA.
  • Varvares MA; Harvard Medical School, Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
  • Osazuwa-Peters N; Saint Louis University College of Public Health and Social Justice, Department of Epidemiology, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA; Saint Louis University Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA; Saint Louis University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. Electronic a
Vaccine ; 36(25): 3629-3634, 2018 06 14.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29753605
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

There exists a significant gap in vaccine coverage of the human papillomavirus (HPV) among college-aged students. This study assessed sexual risk-taking behavior among university students and analyzed predictors of HPV vaccine initiation and completion in this population. MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

Data (n = 746) were from an anonymous online, cross-sectional survey distributed to university students, between the ages of 19-26 years, at a private Midwestern university. Both chi-square and multivariable logistics regression models estimated the association between sociodemographic characteristics and sexual risk factors (including number of vaginal sexual partners, number of oral sexual partners, initiation of oral sex, and initiation of vaginal sex), with HPV vaccine initiation and completion.

RESULTS:

A significant number of participants (40%) had not received a single dose of the HPV vaccine series. Of those who initiated the series, more than half (51%) did not achieve completion. Additionally, a greater number of participants have had multiple (4 or more) oral sexual partners than vaginal sexual partners (25.7% vs. 20.3%). After adjusting for covariates, it was found that sexual risk factors were not significantly associated with HPV vaccine initiation or completion.

CONCLUSION:

HPV vaccine initiation and completion rates are suboptimal among university students. High levels of sexual-risk taking behaviors associated with HPV infection persist, yet are not significant predictors of HPV vaccine behaviors in this age group. To increase uptake among 18-26-year-old students, future public health interventions should focus on HPV vaccine education and uptake across the entire population, irrespective of sexual risk profile.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Assunção de Riscos / Comportamento Sexual / Vacinação / Infecções por Papillomavirus / Vacinas contra Papillomavirus Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Vaccine Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Assunção de Riscos / Comportamento Sexual / Vacinação / Infecções por Papillomavirus / Vacinas contra Papillomavirus Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Vaccine Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos