Health Care System View of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine Acceptability by Emirati Men

Comput Math Methods Med. 2022 Jan 28:2022:8294058. doi: 10.1155/2022/8294058. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

This is the most frequent sexually transmitted illness on the planet, and both men and women are equally vulnerable. HPV is associated with a broad variety of female disorders, including 99 percent of all cervical cancer cases. Specifically, the goal and contributions of this study are to determine Emirati men's opinions about the HPV vaccination, specifically whether they would use it themselves or allow their female relatives to use the vaccine. To collect the primary data, a statistical cross-sectional survey was conducted. This quantitative study was conducted using primary sources of data. A questionnaire survey with a sample size of 390 participants was used to collect data from 400 individuals. Male university students in the United Arab Emirati men have a weak grasp of HPV and are averse to vaccination (Ortashi et al., 2013). The percentage of Emirati men who accept the HPV vaccination is 37%. A total of 40.3% of the respondents opted not to participate in the survey at all. Eighty-six percent of the women surveyed had heard of cervical cancer, and one-third believed that they were at risk in the future. Twenty-five percent of those surveyed said that the HPV vaccination was safe, while 26% said it was unsafe. Respondents were just 3.1 percent vaccinated, and their family members were only 87% not vaccinated.

MeSH terms

  • Attitude to Health
  • Computational Biology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Family / psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunization Programs / statistics & numerical data
  • Male
  • Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Papillomavirus Infections / psychology
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines*
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care / psychology
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / psychology
  • Vaccination Hesitancy / psychology
  • Vaccination Hesitancy / statistics & numerical data
  • Vaccination Refusal / psychology
  • Vaccination Refusal / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

  • Papillomavirus Vaccines