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ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2016

Awareness and acceptance of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among males attending a major sexual health clinic in Wuxi, China: A cross-sectional study.

Huachun Zou, Xiaojun Meng, Tianjian Jia, Chen Zhu, Xin Chen, Xiaolin Li, Junjie Xu, Wei Ma, Xuan Zhang

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Article in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Huachun Zoua Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales , Sydney , Australia.
Xiaojun Mengb Wuxi Municipal Centre for Disease Control and Prevention , Wuxi , Jiangsu Province , China.
Tianjian Jiab Wuxi Municipal Centre for Disease Control and Prevention , Wuxi , Jiangsu Province , China.
Chen Zhuc Nanchang District Centre for Disease Control and Prevention , Wuxi , Jiangsu Province , China.
Xin Chenc Nanchang District Centre for Disease Control and Prevention , Wuxi , Jiangsu Province , China.
Xiaolin Lid Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau , Shanghai , China.
Junjie Xue The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University , Shenyang , China.
Wei Maf Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics , School of Public Health, Shandong University , Jinan , Shandong Province , China.
Xuan Zhangb Wuxi Municipal Centre for Disease Control and Prevention , Wuxi , Jiangsu Province , China.
Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control And Prevention · CNNanchang Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNChina Medical University · CNShandong University · CNShanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau · CNUNSW Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo study the awareness and acceptance of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among sexually active men having sex with men (MSM) and men not having sex with men (MNSM) attending the largest sexual health clinic in Wuxi, China.

methodsA questionnaire about participants' socio-demographic characteristics and view on HPV vaccination was collected.

resultsA total of 186 MSM and 182 MNSM were recruited. Among MSM, 12.4% were under 20 years old, 64.5% never married and 56.5% from Jiangsu Province (where Wuxi City is located); 64.0% had resided in Wuxi for over 2 years, 64.5% had high school education or more, and 83.9% had an income of 5000 RMB or less per month compared to figures of 5.5%, 50.6%, 73.6%, 54.9%, 86.8% and 64.8% among MNSM, respectively (All P values < 0.05). Among these 2 groups of men, 18.4% and 23.1% had heard of HPV; 10.2% and 15.4% had heard of HPV vaccine; and 26.2% and 20.2% would take HPV vaccine before sexual debut, respectively. MNSM were significantly more willing to take HPV vaccine than MSM (70.9 vs 34.9%, p < 0.001). Factors associated with HPV vaccine acceptance among MSM included engaging mostly in receptive anal sex (Odds ratio (OR)=3.9, 95% Confidence interval (CI): 1.8-13.5), never using a condom in anal sex in the past 6 months (3.5, 1.5-20.2), ever diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) (3.4, 1.3-8.4) and ever receiving HIV related services (1.6, 1.1-4.4). Among MNSM these Factors included commercial sex with women (1.7, 1.2-8.6), never using a condom in commercial sex (1.6, 1.4-7.6) and STI diagnosis (2.0, 1.6-7.3).

conclusionsSexually active MSM and MNSM in Wuxi lacked knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccination. The majority of these at-risk men would not benefit from HPV vaccination as their age at first sex proceeded perceived age of vaccine uptake. Aggressive education aimed at increasing knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccination among these men is warranted.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticePatient Acceptance of Health CareAdolescentAdultChinaCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPapillomavirus InfectionsPapillomavirus VaccinesSurveys and QuestionnairesVaccinationYoung AdultPapillomavirus VaccinesacceptanceawarenessChinaHPV vaccinemen having sex with menmen not having sex with men

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PMID26467510
PMCPMC4964713
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