Journal article
Accuracy of Self-reported Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Status among Gay and Bisexual Adolescent Males: Cross-sectional Study
EPF Chow, CK Fairley, R Wigan, JS Hocking, SM Garland, AM Cornall, SN Tabrizi, MY Chen
Jmir Public Health and Surveillance | JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC | Published : 2021
DOI: 10.2196/32407
Abstract
Background: Men who have sex with men are a risk group for anal human papillomavirus (HPV) and anal cancer. Australia introduced a universal school-based HPV vaccination program in 2013. Self-reported HPV vaccination status has been widely used in clinical and research settings, but its accuracy is understudied. Objective: We aimed to examine the accuracy of self-reported HPV vaccination status among gay and bisexual adolescent males. Methods: We included 192 gay and bisexual males aged 16-20 years from the Human Papillomavirus in Young People Epidemiological Research 2 (HYPER2) study in Melbourne, Australia. All participants had been eligible for the universal school-based HPV vaccination p..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank the clinic staff at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre for referring men to the HYPER2 study. We acknowledge Mark Chung for designing graphics, David Samson for study recruitment, and Julia Brotherton for her assistance in understanding the NHVPR. We also thank staff at the NHVPR and the Department of Health and Human Services Immunisation Registers for their assistance with validating vaccination status. The HYPER2 study was funded by Merck & Co (#54860), who provided funding to Melbourne Sexual Health Centre to conduct this Investigator-Initiated Study. EPFC is supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Emerging Leadership Investigator Grant (GNT1172873). CKF and SMG are supported by Australian NHMRC Leadership Investigator Grants (GNT1172900 and GNT1197951, respectively). JSH is supported by a NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (GNT1136117).