Annie?Laurie McRee|Abigail Shoben|José A. Bauermeister|Mira L. Katz|Electra D. Paskett|Paul L. Reiter
Outsmart HPV: Acceptability and short-term effects of a web-based HPV vaccination intervention for young adult gay and bisexual men
Adolescent Health Clinic|University of Minnesota|The Ohio State University|University of Pennsylvania|The Ohio State University|The Ohio State University|The Ohio State University
effective interventions promote human papillomavirus hpv vaccination needed particularly among populations increased risk hpvrelated disease developed pilot tested webbased intervention outsmart hpv promote hpv vaccination among young gay bisexual men ygbmin 2016 recruited national sample n 150 ygbm ages 1825 united states received doses hpv vaccine participants randomized receive either standard hpv vaccination information control populationtargeted individuallytailored content outsmart hpv intervention assessed group differences hpv vaccination attitudes beliefs immediately following intervention using multiple linear regressionthere differences hpv vaccination attitudes beliefs intentions groups baseline compared participants control group intervention participants reported greater perception men sex men higher risk anal cancer relative men b 034 greater hpv vaccination selfefficacy b 015 fewer perceived harms hpv vaccine b 034 posttest surveys p 05 overall intervention participants reported high levels acceptability satisfaction outsmart hpv intervention 44 5point scalefindings study provide preliminary support brief tailored webbased intervention improving hpv vaccination attitudes beliefs among ygbm important next step determine effects outsmart hpv hpv vaccine uptakeclinicaltrialsgov identifier nct02835755