title: Support for HPV vaccination mandates for both females and males.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine college students' support for HPV vaccination mandates for school-aged youth and examine perceptions and behavioral factors associated with vaccine mandate support for both boys and girls.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected from 1322 college students by an Internet-delivered questionnaire. Bivariate analyses and logistic regression were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Relative to those who did not support HPV vaccination mandates for school-aged boys and girls, females (p = .038), non-white participants (p = .001), those who generally supported HPV vaccination mandates (p < .01), and those who had had sexual intercourse (p = .005) were significantly more likely to support HPV mandates for both sexes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Identifying those who support HPV vaccination mandates is important for increasing vaccine uptake and reducing HPV-related cancers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA. health@uga.edu.
authors.forename: Matthew Lee
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jairus C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pulczinski
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Marcia G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ory
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D037141:Mandatory Programs; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014495:Universities; D014611:Vaccination / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines