Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine knowledge, attitudes, and uptake in college students: Implications from the Precaution Adoption Process Model

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine knowledge, attitudes, and uptake in college students and to identify factors associated with vaccination status utilizing the Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM). The sample included 383 undergraduates from a public university who participated in February and March 2015. Students were emailed an anonymous online survey assessing knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions related to HPV and HPV vaccination, as well as their stage in the PAPM regarding vaccination completion. Significantly more females (47.3%) than males (15.8%) were vaccinated. While most students had basic knowledge of HPV, they had low perceptions of their susceptibility to contract HPV. Most unvaccinated students were in the early stages of decision-making related to vaccination. Campus health centers have an opportunity to increase HPV vaccination rates. This study indicates that students need prompts from providers, as well as education regarding susceptibility to HPV.

Using an integrated conceptual framework to investigate parents' HPV vaccine decision for their daughters and sons

“…A stage-based understanding of HPV vaccine decision-making is important for identifying the psychosocial correlates for each stage and how to best intervene for parents at different stages. Nevertheless, few studies have examined the stages of HPV vaccine decision-making in college students and parents of only boys, 16,[24][25][26] and no study has compared the stages of decision-making of parents of girls to parents of boys. Previous studies have found that college students and parents of boys were in the earliest stages of HPV vaccine decisionmaking.…”

Applying the Precaution Adoption Process Model to the Acceptance of Mine Safety and Health Technologies

“…Most studies that utilize stage change theories do so using sophisticated quantitative methods to determine potential confounding relationships in stage progression (e.g., Barnard et al 2017). Although most studies acknowledge the greyness between stages in their results (Weinstein 1988; 2008), they offer little insight in how to better identify the internal and external factors that contribute to these vague gaps in future research.…”

The knowledge and attitudes of students about human papillomavirus and HPV vaccine

“…Merzouk i sar. su ispitivali znanja studenta o HPV i potvrdili viši nivo znanja kod studenta kod kojih je pored klasičnog vida edukaciije primenjen i DVD-HPV edukativni program [24]. Znanja grčkih studenata, u poređenju sa znanjima babica iz prakse, tkđ.…”

“…Imajući u vidu ovakvo činjenično stanje o raku grlića materice, veliki je značaj poznavanja mera prevencije. Značaj i ulogu medicinskih sestara u programima prevencije raka grlića materice ispitivali su brojni istraživači i potvrdili veliku ulogu zdravstvenih stručnjaka u odluci za prihvatanje vakcinacije [24].…”