How do beliefs about different human papillomavirus-related diseases vary among young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the United States?
| Autor: | Reiter PL; College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.; Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States., Gower AL; Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States., Shoben AB; College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.; Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States., McRee AL; Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States.; Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Preventive medicine reports [Prev Med Rep] 2024 May 31; Vol. 43, pp. 102780. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 31 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102780 |
| Abstrakt: | Purpose: To determine how beliefs about various disease outcomes caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection differ among young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (YGBMSM). Methods: From 2019 to 2021, we recruited cisgender YGBMSM ages 18-25 in the United States who were unvaccinated against HPV ( n = 1,227). Survey items examined three disease outcomes (genital warts, anal cancer, and oropharyngeal cancer) for each of three different beliefs (perceived vulnerability, perceived severity, and worry). Results: Participants reported lower perceived vulnerability to and worry about anal cancer and oropharyngeal cancer compared to genital warts (all p < 0.001). Participants also reported greater perceived severity of anal cancer and oropharyngeal cancer compared to genital warts (all p < 0.001). Some patterns of beliefs differed by participant characteristics. Conclusions: The beliefs of YGBMSM varied by HPV-related disease outcome. Findings can guide future HPV vaccination communication efforts for YGBMSM by informing how to better frame messages and increase relevance. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2024 The Authors.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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