title: Men's attitudes toward receiving the human papillomavirus vaccine.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine men's attitudes toward receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five hundred seventy-one men read a 1-page informational sheet about HPV and the HPV vaccine before completing a 29-item questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were calculated on all variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of these men, 33% wanted to receive the HPV vaccine, 27% did not, and 40% were undecided. The main reasons for wanting the vaccine included a desire to stay healthy (67.4%); prevention of cancer in my sexual partner(s) (52.9%); prevention of anal, penile, and head and neck cancer (41.0%); fear of cancer (33.4%); and prevention of genital warts (32.8%). Being in a monogamous relationship and not at risk (18.9%), not interested (13.8%), and not enough evidence yet to prove that it will help men (8.2%) were the main reasons for not wanting to be vaccinated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although many men want to receive the HPV vaccine, more remain undecided. Pending favorable safety and efficacy results from a clinical trial for men, substantial factual education will likely convince many ambivalent men to receive the HPV vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Cancer Prevention Center, Department of Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-3500, USA. dferris@mcg.edu
authors.forename: Daron G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ferris
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Waller
authors.forename: Jeremiah
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Pratik
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Lanier
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Courtesia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines