Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors: Examining Human Papillomavirus-Related Gender Differences among African American College Students

Autor/inn/en	Bynum, Shalanda A.; Brandt, Heather M.; Friedman, Daniela B.; Annang, Lucy; Tanner, Andrea
Titel	Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors: Examining Human Papillomavirus-Related Gender Differences among African American College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 59 (2011) 4, S.296-302 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
Schlagwörter	College Students; Cues; Black Colleges; Immunization Programs; Diseases; Gender Differences; Cancer; Prevention; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Health Education; African American Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Stichwort; Immunisierung; Disease; Krankheit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	Objective: Given recent approval for administration of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to men, it is important to assess the HPV-related perspectives of men and women. The purpose of this study was to examine gender differences in HPV knowledge, beliefs, and vaccine acceptance among college students attending 3 historically black colleges/universities in the Southeast. Participants and Methods: A nonprobability sample of 575 students completed a self-report questionnaire. Results: Males were significantly less likely to have heard of HPV, scored lower in HPV knowledge, were less likely to perceive HPV health outcomes as severe and that there was a benefit to vaccinate, reported fewer cues for vaccine acceptance, and perceived more barriers to vaccination compared to females (all p less than 0.05). Conclusions: The gender disparities demonstrated in this study highlight the need to increase HPV-related communication/education to include men and to extend HPV research to a broader segment of the college population. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10