College Men and Women and Their Intent to Receive Genital Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Keith Richards (Creator)

Institution

East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: The study set out to investigate what influences the intentions of college students to get vaccinated against genital human papillomavirus (HPV). College men and women were surveyed to understand their intentions. Regression was used and supported that the constructs of the health belief model (HBM) as well as gender, norms, and information seeking contributed to predicting intent to receive the HPV vaccine, R2 = .61, F(6, 159) = 39.41, p < .001. Benefits and barriers were the most influential variable, and men were more likely to intend to receive the vaccine. The findings should be applied to future campaigns aimed at increasing preventive health behaviors, especially vaccinations among college students.

Additional Information

Publication

Other

SAGE Open; 6:1 p. 1-6

Language: English

Date: 2016

Keywords

HPV, College students, Human papillomavirus, Vaccine, Health knowledge, Health behavior, Health belief model

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