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

Colón‐López, Vivian; Ortiz, Ana P.; Toro-Mejías, Lizbeth M. Del; García, Hermes; Clatts, Michael C.; Palefsky, Joel M.

doi:10.1186/1471-2334-12-346

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“…HPV is one of the most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs) worldwide (59). McNicol and Dodd (10) were the first to detect HPV DNA in prostatic tissue using PCR analysis in 1990.…”

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Association between human papillomavirus and prostate cancer: A meta-analysis

et al. 2017

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Abstract. Observational studies have suggested an association between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the risk of prostate cancer (PCa). However, the association between HPV infection and the risk of PCa remains unclear. The aim of the present meta-analysis study was to investigate whether HPV serves a role in increasing the risk of PCa. Relevant previous studies up to May 2015 were searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Wan Fang database and China Biomedical Literature Database. A random-effects model or fixed-effects model was employed to determine odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), when appropriate. Heterogeneity was evaluated using Q and I 2 statistical analysis. A total of 24 case-control studies involving 971 patients and 1,085 controls were investigated to estimate the association between HPV infection and PCa risk. The pooled estimate for OR was 2.27 (95% CI, 1.40-3.69). Stratified pooled analyses were subsequently performed according to the HPV detection methods, geographical regions, publication years and types of tissue. Sensitivity analysis based on various exclusion criteria maintained the significance with respect to PCa individually. Little evidence of publication bias was observed. The meta-analysis suggested that HPV infection is associated with increasing risk of PCa, which indicated a potential pathogenetic link between HPV and PCa.

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Association between human papillomavirus and prostate cancer: A meta-analysis

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“…Although the knowledge is not a direct predictor of the acceptability of the vaccine, the fact that participants were not well informed is of great concern since proper knowledge is an important factor in order to understand the preventive measures and to have appropriate behavior. 21,24,40 Future opportunities are necessary to address these deficiencies by establishing easy access to accurate information. Direct comparison of the results of this survey with data of similar published results is complicated by the fact that the methodology vary between studies in terms of characteristics of each population, data collection, and ways of reporting.…”

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“…7,8 In Italy, the vaccination is currently recommended and provided free for girls aged 11 and 12 y, and only in few geographic areas also for men. Numerous studies in different countries have evaluated individuals' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors toward the vaccination mainly among health care providers, [9][10][11] adolescents, [13][14][15][16] and women and men for themselves [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] or for their adolescent daughters [26][27][28] or sons. [29][30][31] Unfortunately all these issues among young males have only been studied to a limited extent.…”

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Human papillomavirus infection and vaccination: Knowledge and attitudes among young males in Italy

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Liguori

et al. 2016

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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This study assessed knowledge and attitudes about Human papillomavirus (HPV) and the relative vaccination and their determinants in a sample of young males. The survey was conducted between January and April 2015 among a sample of 1000 males aged between 14-24 y in the geographic area of Naples and Caserta, Italy. The 54.9% of the participants reported of having heard about the HPV infection. Those who were aware about the availability of the vaccine, who reported the first vaginal sexual encounter before the 18 y and at least at 18 y compared to those who had not had a complete sexual intercourse, who had undergone a health checkup in the last year, and who had received information about the HPV vaccine by physicians had a significant higher knowledge about the HPV infection. The 58.2% reported that they would be willing to receive the HPV vaccine. Those younger, who reported the first vaginal sexual encounter at least at 18 y, who agreed that male should receive the vaccine, who knew that both males and females can acquire the infection, and who agreed that the vaccine is an important preventive intervention, expressed more positive attitude toward willingness to receive the vaccine. More information about the HPV vaccine were required by those who agreed that the vaccine is an important preventive intervention, who reported the first vaginal sexual encounter at least at 18 y, who have had only one partner in the last year compared to students who had no partner, and who had received information about the vaccine by physicians. This study highlights a need for improved education of young males of the HPV infection and the associated diseases and about the benefit of the vaccination.

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“…A study conducted in Puerto Rico has shown that only 29.3% of high‐risk men had an adequate knowledge of HPV, but most of them did not know that HPV is a risk factor for anal, penile, or oral cancer. In the study of Sanchez et al ., 27% of MSM did not know that HPV is transmitted via anal sex, and most (77%) were unaware of its link with anal cancer .…”

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