The intentions of French health university students to recommend and to receive the HPV vaccine are mainly influenced by vaccine knowledge, confidence in vaccines and personal HPV vaccination.

Fiche publication

Date publication

février 2024

Journal

Vaccine

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr THILLY Nathalie

Tous les auteurs :
Bruel S, Rakotomampionona Z, Gignon M, Agrinier N, Ndiaye NC, Lasset C, Giraudeau B, Michel M, Mueller JE, Gauchet A, Banaszuk AS, Thilly N, Gagneux-Brunon A,

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38369391

Résumé

Despite documented effectiveness in preventing several cancers, genital warts and safety of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, immunization coverage among French adolescents remains far from the 80 % target. University health students (HS) in France may promote HPV vaccine through a national service (Service Sanitaire des Etudiants en Santé). We aimed to evaluate intentions to recommend the HPV vaccine to friends and relatives, to receive HPV vaccine, and to identify factors associated with these attitudes.