30 June 2020>: Clinical Research
Do Male University Students Know Enough About Human Papillomavirus (HPV) to Make Informed Decisions About Vaccination?
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. |