Do Male University Students Know Enough About Human Papillomavirus (HPV) to Make Informed Decisions About Vaccination?

30 June 2020: Clinical Research

Shuai Wang ^12ABCDEF , Bingfeng Han ^1ABCD , Yongmei Wan ^3ABC , Jiang Liu ^1ABC , Tianshuo Zhao ^1ABF , Hanyu Liu ^1ABF , Fuqiang Cui ^1ABCDEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.924840

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e924840

Table 4 Male university students’ attitude towards HPV vaccination based on HPV knowledge.

Variable		Total	No. of participant willing to undergo vaccination	%	P-value*
HPV infection may lead to
Genital warts					0.85
	Correct	333	185	55.6
	Incorrect	171	93	54.4
Penile cancer					0.045
	Correct	165	102	61.8
	Incorrect	339	176	51.9
Anal cancer					0.026
	Correct	103	67	65.0
	Incorrect	401	211	52.6
Oropharyngeal cancer					0.006
	Correct	94	64	68.1
	Incorrect	410	214	52.2
Cervical cancer					0.852
	Correct	474	262	55.3
	Incorrect	30	16	53.3
HPV can be transmitted through
Sex					0.575
	Correct	474	263	55.5
	Incorrect	30	15	50.0
Blood					0.542
	Correct	371	208	56.1
	Incorrect	133	70	52.6
Close contact					0.389
	Correct	162	94	58.0
	Incorrect	342	184	53.8
HPV can affect
Males
	Correct	398	238	59.8
	Incorrect	106	40	37.7
Females					0.252
	Correct	485	270	55.7
	Incorrect	19	8	42.1

Total		504	278	55.2
^* Pearson chi-square test was used for comparing proportions and continuity correction, or Fisher’s exact test was used if appropriate. HPV – human papillomavirus.