Outsmart HPV: Acceptability and short-term effects of a web-based HPV vaccination intervention for young adult gay and bisexual men

Annie Laurie McRee, Abigail Shoben, Jose A. Bauermeister, Mira L. Katz, Electra D. Paskett, Paul L. Reiter

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    Abstract

    Background: Effective interventions to promote human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination are needed, particularly among populations at increased risk of HPV-related disease. We developed and pilot tested a web-based intervention, Outsmart HPV, to promote HPV vaccination among young gay and bisexual men (YGBM). Methods: In 2016, we recruited a national sample (n = 150) of YGBM ages 18-25 in the United States who had not received any doses of HPV vaccine. Participants were randomized to receive either standard HPV vaccination information (control) or population-targeted, individually-tailored content (Outsmart HPV intervention). We assessed between group differences in HPV vaccination attitudes and beliefs immediately following the intervention using multiple linear regression. Results: There were no differences in HPV vaccination attitudes, beliefs and intentions between groups at baseline. Compared to participants in the control group, intervention participants reported: greater perception that men who have sex with men are at higher risk for anal cancer relative to other men (b = 0.34); greater HPV vaccination self-efficacy (b = 0.15); and fewer perceived harms of HPV vaccine (b = -0.34) on posttest surveys (all p < .05). Overall, intervention participants reported high levels of acceptability and satisfaction with the Outsmart HPV intervention (all > 4.4 on a 5-point scale). Conclusions: Findings from this study provide preliminary support for a brief, tailored web-based intervention in improving HPV vaccination attitudes and beliefs among YGBM. An important next step is to determine the effects of Outsmart HPV on HPV vaccine uptake. Clinical trials registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT02835755.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)8158-8164
    Number of pages7
    JournalVaccine
    Volume36
    Issue number52
    DOIs
    StateAccepted/In press - Jan 1 2018

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    © 2018 Elsevier Ltd

    Keywords

    • HPV vaccination
    • Human papillomavirus
    • LGBT
    • Males
    • Young adults

    PubMed: MeSH publication types

    • Journal Article
    • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    • Clinical Trial

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