Awareness and knowledge of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection among high-risk men of Hispanic origin attending a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) clinic

BMC Infectious Diseases

Joel Palefsky⁵  Michael C Clatts⁴  Hermes García²  Lizbeth M Del Toro-Mejías¹  Ana P Ortiz¹  Vivian Colón-López³ 

[1]Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, PO BOX 365067, San Juan, 00936-5067, Puerto Rico

[2]Latin American Center for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Puerto Rico Department of Health, San Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico

[3]Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Puerto Rico, 89 De Diego Ave. Suite 105m, San Juan, 00927-6346, Puerto Rico

[4]Department of Health Services Administration, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, PO BOX 365067, San Juan, 00936-5067, Puerto Rico

[5]Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0126, San Francisco

关键词: Puerto Rico;    Men;    HPV knowledge;    HPV;   

Others  :  1158720
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2334-12-346

 received in 2012-04-11, accepted in 2012-12-07,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

Genital Human papilloma virus (HPV) is one of the most commonly diagnosed Sexually Transmitted Infection (STIs) in men and women. Knowledge about HPV infection among men is limited. This study aims to determine correlates of adequate knowledge of HPV infection among men who attend an STI clinic in Puerto Rico.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of 206 men was conducted at an STI clinic in San Juan, PR. Adequate knowledge was defined as a score of at least 70% of correct responses among those men who reported having ever heard of HPV. Variables that achieved statistical significance in the bivariate analysis (p<0.05) were included in the multivariate logistic regression model.

Results

Although 52.5% of men reported having heard of HPV infection before the survey, only 29.3% of this sub-group had an adequate knowledge of HPV. Most men did not know that HPV is a risk factor for anal (38.7%), penile (50.0%) and oral (72.6%) cancer. Factors associated with adequate knowledge of HPV in age-adjusted models were being men who have sex with men (MSM) (OR=2.6;95%CI=1.1-6.1), self-report of genital warts (OR=3.2;95%CI=1.3-7.9) and herpes (OR=7.4;95% CI=2.2-25.1). MSM was marginally associated with adequate knowledge (OR=2.3;95% CI=0.9-5.9) and self-report of herpes remained significantly associated (OR=5.0;95%CI=1.3-18.4) in multivariate logistic regression analysis.

Conclusions

Awareness and knowledge of HPV was very low in this group of men. Interventions to increase knowledge and awareness in this group are necessary to promote preventive practices for HPV-related cancers in high-risk groups.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Colón-López et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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