ArticleBMC infectious diseases2012
Awareness and knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among high-risk men of Hispanic origin attending a sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic.
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- Human Papillomavirus and Head and Neck Cancer: Psychosocial Impact in Patients and Knowledge of the Link - A Systematic Review.Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)) · 2016Pooled it
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- The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) E1 protein regulates the expression of cellular genes involved in immune response.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Knowledge and Awareness of Human Papillomavirus Among College Students in South Carolina.Infectious diseases · 2019Article
- HIV-positive MSM's knowledge of HPV and anal cancer self-sampling: A scoping review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2018Article
- Association between human papillomavirus and prostate cancer: A meta-analysis.Oncology letters · 2017Article
- Human papillomavirus infection and vaccination: Knowledge and attitudes among young males in Italy.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2016Article
- Perceptions of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection and acceptability of HPV vaccine among men attending a sexual health clinic differ according to sexual orientation.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2016Article
- Human Papilloma Virus Awareness Among Hispanic Females with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2016Article
- Ethnic and gender differences in HPV knowledge, awareness, and vaccine acceptability among White and Hispanic men and women.Journal of community health · 2014Article
- Epidemiology of anal HPV infection in high-risk men attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Puerto Rico.PloS one · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundGenital human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infection (STIs) in men and women. Knowledge about HPV infection among men is limited. This study aims to determine correlates of adequate knowledge of HPV infection among men who attend an STI clinic in Puerto Rico.
methodsA cross-sectional study of 206 men was conducted at an STI clinic in San Juan, PR. Adequate knowledge was defined as a score of at least 70% of correct responses among those men who reported having ever heard of HPV. Variables that achieved statistical significance in the bivariate analysis (p<0.05) were included in the multivariate logistic regression model.
resultsAlthough 52.5% of men reported having heard of HPV infection before the survey, only 29.3% of this sub-group had an adequate knowledge of HPV. Most men did not know that HPV is a risk factor for anal (38.7%), penile (50.0%) and oral (72.6%) cancer. Factors associated with adequate knowledge of HPV in age-adjusted models were being men who have sex with men (MSM) (OR=2.6;95%CI=1.1-6.1), self-report of genital warts (OR=3.2;95%CI=1.3-7.9) and herpes (OR=7.4;95% CI=2.2-25.1). MSM was marginally associated with adequate knowledge (OR=2.3;95% CI=0.9-5.9) and self-report of herpes remained significantly associated (OR=5.0;95%CI=1.3-18.4) in multivariate logistic regression analysis.
conclusionsAwareness and knowledge of HPV was very low in this group of men. Interventions to increase knowledge and awareness in this group are necessary to promote preventive practices for HPV-related cancers in high-risk groups.
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