TY - JOUR
T1 - Influences on male college students’ patient-provider communications and uptake behaviors related to the human papillomavirus vaccine
AU - Koskan, Alexis M.
AU - Stecher, Chad
AU - Helitzer, Deborah L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Objective: We assessed the psychosocial influences on college males’ human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine patient-provider communication and their uptake of one or more HPV vaccine doses. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey with college males attending one large southwestern university. We used logistic regressions to explore the relationships between psychosocial and demographic variables on patient-provider communication and HPV vaccine uptake. Results: Patient-provider communication had the most significant influence on HPV vaccine uptake. However, most college males reported never discussing the HPV vaccine with their healthcare providers. HPV vaccine awareness, perceived subjective norms to vaccinate, and behavioral control to talk to healthcare providers about the vaccine significantly influenced college males’ patient-provider communication and vaccine uptake. Conclusion: HPV vaccine awareness, perceived behavioral control to communicate about the vaccine, and subjective norms to vaccinate are all addressable factors that influence HPV vaccine communication and uptake. Future intervention work should specifically target these factors for college men.
AB - Objective: We assessed the psychosocial influences on college males’ human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine patient-provider communication and their uptake of one or more HPV vaccine doses. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey with college males attending one large southwestern university. We used logistic regressions to explore the relationships between psychosocial and demographic variables on patient-provider communication and HPV vaccine uptake. Results: Patient-provider communication had the most significant influence on HPV vaccine uptake. However, most college males reported never discussing the HPV vaccine with their healthcare providers. HPV vaccine awareness, perceived subjective norms to vaccinate, and behavioral control to talk to healthcare providers about the vaccine significantly influenced college males’ patient-provider communication and vaccine uptake. Conclusion: HPV vaccine awareness, perceived behavioral control to communicate about the vaccine, and subjective norms to vaccinate are all addressable factors that influence HPV vaccine communication and uptake. Future intervention work should specifically target these factors for college men.
KW - HPV vaccine
KW - human papillomavirus
KW - males
KW - patient-provider communication
KW - theory of planned behavior
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U2 - 10.1080/07448481.2022.2086004
DO - 10.1080/07448481.2022.2086004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85132741529
SN - 0744-8481
JO - Journal of American College Health
JF - Journal of American College Health
ER -