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Support for HPV Vaccination Mandates for Both Females and Males

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Objectives: To examine college students' support for HPV vaccination mandates for school-aged youth and examine perceptions and behavioral factors associated with vaccine mandate support for both boys and girls. Methods: Data were collected from 1322 college students by an Internet-delivered questionnaire. Bivariate analyses and logistic regression were performed. Results: Relative to those who did not support HPV vaccination mandates for school-aged boys and girls, females (p = .038), non-white participants (p = .001), those who generally supported HPV vaccination mandates (p < .01), and those who had had sexual intercourse (p = .005) were significantly more likely to support HPV mandates for both sexes. Conclusions: Identifying those who support HPV vaccination mandates is important for increasing vaccine uptake and reducing HPV-related cancers.

Keywords: HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS; MANDATE; POLICY; VACCINATION

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA. [email protected] 2: Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA 3: Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA

Publication date: 01 November 2014

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