Evaluation of a Text Messaging-Based Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Intervention for Young Sexual Minority Men: Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Mary A. Gerend,
Krystal Madkins,
Shariell Crosby,
Aaron K. Korpak,
Gregory Phillips,
Michael Bass,
Magda Houlberg,
Brian Mustanski
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.701
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1532-4796
pISSN - 0883-6612
DOI - 10.1093/abm/kaaa056
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , human papillomavirus , text messaging , men who have sex with men , health psychology , sexual minority , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , sexual orientation , family medicine , social psychology , public health , psychiatry , computer science , internet privacy , nursing , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and HPV-related anal cancer. Although a safe and effective vaccine is available to prevent HPV infection, HPV vaccine uptake among young MSM remains low.
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