title: Predicting human papillomavirus vaccine intentions of college-aged males: an examination of parents' and son's perceptions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine male students' and their parents' human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine communication in relation to males' willingness to discuss the vaccine with their health care provider and the likelihood of being vaccinated.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dyads (n = 111) of students and parents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants completed a HPV vaccine survey based on the risk perception attitude framework in 2009.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Male students' perceived susceptibility for HPV and self-efficacy to talk to their provider were directly related to their intention to discuss the HPV vaccine, and their intention was directly related to their likelihood of being vaccinated. Parents' perceived self-efficacy to talk to their son and response efficacy of the vaccine were directly related to their intention to talk to their son; however, parents' intention was not related to the likelihood of their son being vaccinated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  College males may benefit from HPV vaccine educational programs that include communication skills training to discuss the HPV vaccine with their parents.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43201, USA. mire.katz@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Mira L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kam
authors.forename: Janice L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Krieger
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Roberto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003657:Decision Making; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009820:Ohio; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D012309:Risk-Taking; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines