1. Human papillomavirus vaccine acceptance among young men in Bangalore, India
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Poorani Sekar, Hrishikesh Kumar Belani, Anil Abraham, Rajarshi Guhaniyogi, Paul R. Bohjanen, and Kimberly A Bohjanen
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Adult ,Male ,Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Reproductive Techniques, Assisted ,Population ,India ,Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ,Dermatology ,Article ,Condoms ,Young Adult ,Papillomavirus Vaccines ,Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18 ,Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,medicine ,Humans ,Young adult ,education ,Gynecology ,Cervical cancer ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Gardasil ,Papillomavirus Infections ,Head and neck cancer ,Middle Aged ,Patient Acceptance of Health Care ,medicine.disease ,Vaccination ,Family medicine ,Female ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the world. It can lead to anogenital cervical and head and neck cancer with higher risk of malignant disease in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. In India 73000 of the 130000 women diagnosed with cervical cancer die annually. Gardasil((R)) a vaccine available against HPV types 6 11 16 and 18 is approved for use in women in India but not men. A backlash to post-licensure trials has created a negative public opinion of the vaccine for women. Vaccinating boys and men is an alternate approach to prevent cervical cancer in women. This study gauges facilitators and barriers to vaccination acceptance among men in Bangalore India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Young men presenting to a dermatology clinic or an ART center in Bangalore India answered a seven-point survey assessing acceptance of the HPV vaccine perceived barriers to vaccination and acceptance of vaccination for their children. Ninety-three general dermatology patients and 85 patients with HIV/AIDS participated. RESULTS: There was a high degree of vaccine acceptance for both groups 83 and 98% respectively. Vaccine side effects and cost were cited as key barriers to vaccination and doctor recommendation and government approval were the main facilitators. CONCLUSION: There is potential for high acceptability of the HPV vaccine among men in India. These results can facilitate further study of vaccine acceptance among males and physician opinion and knowledge about HPV vaccine use. Vaccination of males is a hopeful strategy to protect men and women from HPV-related malignancies. (c) 2014 The International Society of Dermatology.
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- 2014
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