| Title | Using protection motivation theory to explain the intention to initiate human papillomavirus vaccination among men who have sex with men in China |
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| Type | Journal article |
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| Authors | Huang, Ruonan, Wang, Zhenyu, Yuan, Tanwei, Nadarzynski, Tom, Qian, Han-Zhu, Li, Peiyang, Meng, Xiaojun, Wang, Guanghui, Zhou, Yepeng, Luo, Danyang, Wang, Ying, Cai, Yong and Zou, Huachun |
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| Abstract | Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and related diseases are common among men who have sex with men (MSM). The most effective prevention is HPV vaccination. In China, however, men are not included in the HPV vaccination plan. We investigated the intention to initiate HPV vaccination and associated factors among MSM in China. Methods We surveyed 563 unvaccinated MSM aged 18 or older from six cities in China. Participants completed an electronic questionnaire about demographics, knowledge of and attitude towards HPV and HPV vaccine, intention to initiate HPV vaccination, willingness to recommend HPV vaccine to peers, feeling about government policy about HPV vaccination. We used the structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze factors associated with HPV vaccine intention. Results The knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccine among participants was low. The mean score of knowledge about HPV and HPV vaccine was only 1.59 (range 0–11). The intention to initiate HPV vaccination within 6 months among participants was moderate (43.3% in total, 18.1% for ‘very high' and 25.2% for ‘above average'). |
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| Keywords | Intention, Men who have sex with men,Human Papillomavirus Vaccine |
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| Article number | 200222 |
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| Journal | Tumour Virus Research |
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| Journal citation | 12 |
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| ISSN | 2666-6790 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Publisher | Elsevier |
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| Accepted author manuscript | License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
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| Publisher's version | License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvr.2021.200222 |
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| PubMed ID | 34175495 |
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| Web address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666679021000124?via%3Dihub |
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| Publication dates |
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| Published online | 25 Jun 2021 |
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| Published in print | Dec 2021 |
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