title: A brief information-motivation-behavioral skills intervention to promote human papillomavirus vaccination among college-aged women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Human papillomavirus (HPV) is prevalent among college-aged women. Although HPV vaccines decrease women's risk for cervical cancer, the vaccination rates remain inadequate.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study explored the utility of an information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) intervention in promoting HPV vaccination knowledge, motivation, and intentions among college-aged women.
  
  
  METHODS
  In Spring/Fall 2012, 62 participants were randomly assigned to a single-session intervention or attention control and were assessed baseline, post-intervention, and at 1 month.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The participants demonstrated adequate baseline vaccine knowledge, low HPV/cancer knowledge, and ambivalence about the vaccination. Post-intervention, the IMB arm demonstrated increased HPV/cancer and vaccination knowledge, motivation, and intentions. There were no group differences in vaccination at 1 month; however, the odds of wanting to get vaccinated increased sevenfold in the IMB arm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results provide preliminary support for an IMB-based intervention in increasing vaccination knowledge, motivation, and intentions among at-risk women. Future research examining the efficacy of longer trials with larger, diverse populations is warranted.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors: Giselle K
authors: GK
authors: Perez
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
authors: Dean G
authors: DG
authors: Cruess
authors: Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors: Nicole M
authors: NM
authors: Strauss
keywords: Gardasil; HPV; IMB; cervical cancer; human papillomavirus; vaccination