title: Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to predict HPV vaccination intentions of college men.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to test Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) constructs in predicting human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination behavioral intentions of vaccine-eligible college men.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were unvaccinated college men aged 18-26 years attending a large public university in the southeastern United States during Spring 2015.
  
  
  METHODS
  A nonexperimental, cross-sectional study design was employed. Instrumentation comprised a qualitative elicitation study, expert panel review, pilot test, test-retest, and internal consistency, construct validity, and predictive validity assessments using data collected from an online self-report questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The sample consisted of 256 college men, and the final structural model exhibited acceptable fit of the data. Attitude toward the behavior (β = .169) and subjective norm (β = 0.667) were significant predictors of behavioral intention, accounting for 58% of its variance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Practitioners may utilize this instrument for the development and evaluation of TPB-based interventions to increase HPV vaccination intentions of undergraduate college men.
authors.affiliation: a School of Health and Applied Human Sciences , University of North Carolina Wilmington , Wilmington , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: Hannah Priest
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.affiliation: b Department of Health Science , The University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama , USA.
authors.forename: Adam P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Knowlden
authors.affiliation: b Department of Health Science , The University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama , USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Birch
authors.affiliation: c Department of Community and Rural Medicine , The University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama , USA.
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Leeper
authors.affiliation: b Department of Health Science , The University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama , USA.
authors.forename: Angelia M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Paschal
authors.affiliation: b Department of Health Science , The University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama , USA.
authors.forename: Stuart L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Usdan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011582:Psychological Theory; D057566:Self Report; D015144:Southeastern United States; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014611:Vaccination / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: College men; HPV vaccination; Theory of Planned Behavior; health education