Title | HIV-Infected Young Men Demonstrate Appropriate Risk Perceptions and Beliefs about Safer Sexual Behaviors after Human Papillomavirus Vaccination. |
Publication Type | Publication |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Kahn JA, Lee J, Belzer M, Palefsky JM |
Corporate Authors | AIDS Malignancy Consortium and Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions |
Journal | AIDS Behav |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 1826-1834 |
Date Published | 2018 Jun |
ISSN | 1573-3254 |
Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Black or African American, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, HIV Infections, Homosexuality, Male, Humans, Male, Papillomavirus Infections, Papillomavirus Vaccines, Safe Sex, Sexual Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Vaccination, Young Adult |
Abstract | <p>The aim of this study was to identify risk perceptions after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among HIV-infected young men who have sex with men. On average, participants appropriately perceived themselves to be at lower than neutral risk for HPV (mean subscale score 4.2/10), at higher than neutral risk for other sexually transmitted infections (7.0/10), and that safer sexual behaviors were still important (8.5/10). Higher perceived risk of HPV was associated with African-American race (p = .03); higher perceived risk of other sexually transmitted infections with White race (p = .01) and higher knowledge about HPV (p = .001); and higher perceived need for safer sexual behaviors with consistent condom use (p = .02). The study provides reassuring data that HIV-infected young men who have sex with men generally have appropriate risk perceptions and believe that safer sexual behaviors after vaccination are still important. These findings mirror the results of studies in HIV-infected young women and HIV-uninfected adolescents.</p> |
DOI | 10.1007/s10461-017-1710-0 |
Alternate Journal | AIDS Behav |
PubMed ID | 28220313 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC5563486 |
Grant List | U01 HD040463 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States U01 HD040533 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States U01 HD040474 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States P50 CA121974 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States UM1 CA121947 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States |