Support for HPV vaccination mandates for both females and males. Academic Article

abstract

• OBJECTIVES: To examine college students' support for HPV vaccination mandates for school-aged youth and examine perceptions and behavioral factors associated with vaccine mandate support for both boys and girls. METHODS: Data were collected from 1322 college students by an Internet-delivered questionnaire. Bivariate analyses and logistic regression were performed. RESULTS: Relative to those who did not support HPV vaccination mandates for school-aged boys and girls, females (p = .038), non-white participants (p = .001), those who generally supported HPV vaccination mandates (p < .01), and those who had had sexual intercourse (p = .005) were significantly more likely to support HPV mandates for both sexes. CONCLUSIONS: Identifying those who support HPV vaccination mandates is important for increasing vaccine uptake and reducing HPV-related cancers.

authors

• Ory, Marcia
• Smith, Matthew
• Wilson, Kelly

published proceedings

• Am J Health Behav

author list (cited authors)

• Smith, M. L., Wilson, K. L., Pulczinski, J. C., & Ory, M. G.

citation count

• 8

complete list of authors

• Smith, Matthew Lee||Wilson, Kelly L||Pulczinski, Jairus C||Ory, Marcia G

publication date

• November 2014

publisher

• JCFCorp SG PTE LTD  Publisher

published in

• AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Child
• Female
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Humans
• Male
• Mandatory Programs
• Papillomavirus Infections
• Papillomavirus Vaccines
• Patient Acceptance Of Health Care
• Students
• Universities
• Vaccination
• Young Adult

PubMed Central ID

• 25207509

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.5993/AJHB.38.6.5

start page

• 831

end page

• 838

volume

• 38

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/ajhb.38.6.5