Abstract
Objectives. To determine men's attitudes toward receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Materials and Methods. Five hundred seventy-one men read a 1-page informational sheet about HPV and the HPV vaccine before completing a 29-item questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were calculated on all variables. Results. Of these men, 33% wanted to receive the HPV vaccine, 27% did not, and 40% were undecided. The main reasons for wanting the vaccine included a desire to stay healthy (67.4%); prevention of cancer in my sexual partner(s) (52.9%); prevention of anal, penile, and head and neck cancer (41.0%); fear of cancer (33.4%); and prevention of genital warts (32.8%). Being in a monogamous relationship and not at risk (18.9%), not interested (13.8%), and not enough evidence yet to prove that it will help men (8.2%) were the main reasons for not wanting to be vaccinated. Conclusions. Although many men want to receive the HPV vaccine, more remain undecided. Pending favorable safety and efficacy results from a clinical trial for men, substantial factual education will likely convince many ambivalent men to receive the HPV vaccine.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 276-281 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2008 |
Keywords
- Acceptance
- Attitudes
- Human papillomavirus
- Men
- Survey
- Vaccine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology