Human papillomavirus knowledge, attitudes, and vaccination among Chinese college students in the United States.
Adolescent
Adult
Asian People
/ ethnology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
/ ethnology
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Papillomaviridae
Papillomavirus Infections
/ prevention & control
Papillomavirus Vaccines
/ administration & dosage
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Students
/ psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Universities
Vaccination
/ psychology
Young Adult
Chinese college students
HPV attitudes
HPV knowledge
HPV vaccination
Journal
Vaccine
ISSN: 1873-2518
Titre abrégé: Vaccine
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8406899
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 05 2019
27 05 2019
Historique:
received:
14
12
2018
revised:
17
04
2019
accepted:
25
04
2019
pubmed:
3
5
2019
medline:
29
9
2020
entrez:
4
5
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the USA with some strains increasing the risk of certain cancers. The HPV vaccine, introduced in 2006, has reduced the infection rate, although racial/ethnic disparities in vaccination exist. Asian college students are among those with the lowest vaccination rates, however there has been little exploration as to why. The purposes of this study were to assess (a) knowledge and attitudes regarding HPV and its vaccine, (b) HPV vaccination practices, and (c) factors associated with HPV-related knowledge and attitudes, and vaccination among Chinese college students in the USA. This cross-sectional quantitative survey collected data face-to-face and online from 449 participants. The mean scores for HPV knowledge and attitudes were 40.87 and 2.36 indicating a low-to-moderate level of knowledge but a moderately positive attitude regrading HPV transmission and vaccination. Only half (50.8%) knew that the vaccination could be received after the age of 18 years. Only 38.3% reported having receiving at least one dose of the vaccine, with 92.4% receiving their first HPV vaccines in the USA. Multiple logistic regression showed that men and non-health sciences majors had lower knowledge about HPV. Older students, those without a primary care provider, and those who completed the survey in English had more negative attitudes about the HPV and vaccine. Participants who were younger, female, had a higher level of knowledge, had more positive attitudes, and completed the survey online were associated with better vaccination status. Findings from this study provide insight into Chinese college students' knowledge and attitudes about HPV and HPV vaccination and may be used to develop culturally sensitive programs that address the risk of HPV and the benefits of HPV vaccine.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31047678
pii: S0264-410X(19)30572-9
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.04.084
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Papillomavirus Vaccines
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3199-3204Informations de copyright
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