Using an extended information-motivation-behavioral skills model to explain HPV vaccination intention among men who have sex with men only and men who have sex with men and women

Men who have sex with men and women (MSMW) have been reported to differ in psychosocial and sexual behavior patterns from men who have sex with men only (MSMO). However, results regarding the differences in HPV vaccination intention/behavior were inconclusive. We compared HPV vaccination intention b...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guiqian Shi, Bing Lin, Haiying Pan, Wei He, Xiaoni Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2024.2327150
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850238715783282688
author Guiqian Shi
Bing Lin
Haiying Pan
Wei He
Xiaoni Zhong
author_facet Guiqian Shi
Bing Lin
Haiying Pan
Wei He
Xiaoni Zhong
author_sort Guiqian Shi
collection DOAJ
description Men who have sex with men and women (MSMW) have been reported to differ in psychosocial and sexual behavior patterns from men who have sex with men only (MSMO). However, results regarding the differences in HPV vaccination intention/behavior were inconclusive. We compared HPV vaccination intention between MSMO and MSMW and analyzed the differences in potentially associated factors in China. MSM participants were recruited online using a snowball sampling method. Cross-sectional data were collected via a questionnaire based on the extended information-motivation-behavioral skills model. Structural equation modeling was conducted to examine the relationship between the variables, followed by multi-group analysis to test differences between groups. Of 914 MSM, 77.68% were MSMO and 22.32% were MSMW. MSMW had a higher rate of reluctance to vaccinate than MSMO (23.53% vs. 16.20%, p = .016). Differences between the two groups were statistically significant in risky sexual behavior, behavioral skills, and promotional attitude. In both groups, promotional attitude was the most significant predictor of vaccination intention. Vaccination intention was directly influenced by motivation and indirectly by risky sexual behavior in MSMO, but not significantly in MSMW. Additionally, the direct effect of information on behavioral skills in MSMW was significantly greater than that in MSMO, but we did not find any effect of behavioral skills on vaccination intention. MSMW had lower vaccination intention than MSMO. MSMO may be influenced by risky sexual behavior and motivation, positively impacting their vaccination intention, unlike MSMW. Targeted strategies could help promote HPV vaccination, especially in MSMW.
format Article
id doaj-art-b76b6493dee247cd8aa2143ea3d9ea42
institution OA Journals
issn 2164-5515
2164-554X
language English
publishDate 2024-12-01
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
record_format Article
series Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
spelling doaj-art-b76b6493dee247cd8aa2143ea3d9ea422025-08-20T02:01:24ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2024-12-0120110.1080/21645515.2024.2327150Using an extended information-motivation-behavioral skills model to explain HPV vaccination intention among men who have sex with men only and men who have sex with men and womenGuiqian Shi0Bing Lin1Haiying Pan2Wei He3Xiaoni Zhong4School of Public Health, Research Center for Medicine and Social Development, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Research Center for Medicine and Social Development, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Research Center for Medicine and Social Development, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Research Center for Medicine and Social Development, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Research Center for Medicine and Social Development, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaMen who have sex with men and women (MSMW) have been reported to differ in psychosocial and sexual behavior patterns from men who have sex with men only (MSMO). However, results regarding the differences in HPV vaccination intention/behavior were inconclusive. We compared HPV vaccination intention between MSMO and MSMW and analyzed the differences in potentially associated factors in China. MSM participants were recruited online using a snowball sampling method. Cross-sectional data were collected via a questionnaire based on the extended information-motivation-behavioral skills model. Structural equation modeling was conducted to examine the relationship between the variables, followed by multi-group analysis to test differences between groups. Of 914 MSM, 77.68% were MSMO and 22.32% were MSMW. MSMW had a higher rate of reluctance to vaccinate than MSMO (23.53% vs. 16.20%, p = .016). Differences between the two groups were statistically significant in risky sexual behavior, behavioral skills, and promotional attitude. In both groups, promotional attitude was the most significant predictor of vaccination intention. Vaccination intention was directly influenced by motivation and indirectly by risky sexual behavior in MSMO, but not significantly in MSMW. Additionally, the direct effect of information on behavioral skills in MSMW was significantly greater than that in MSMO, but we did not find any effect of behavioral skills on vaccination intention. MSMW had lower vaccination intention than MSMO. MSMO may be influenced by risky sexual behavior and motivation, positively impacting their vaccination intention, unlike MSMW. Targeted strategies could help promote HPV vaccination, especially in MSMW.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2024.2327150Human papillomavirus vaccinemen who have sex with men and womenintentioninformation-motivation-behavior skills modelmulti-group structural equation modeling
spellingShingle Guiqian Shi
Bing Lin
Haiying Pan
Wei He
Xiaoni Zhong
Using an extended information-motivation-behavioral skills model to explain HPV vaccination intention among men who have sex with men only and men who have sex with men and women
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Human papillomavirus vaccine
men who have sex with men and women
intention
information-motivation-behavior skills model
multi-group structural equation modeling
title Using an extended information-motivation-behavioral skills model to explain HPV vaccination intention among men who have sex with men only and men who have sex with men and women
title_full Using an extended information-motivation-behavioral skills model to explain HPV vaccination intention among men who have sex with men only and men who have sex with men and women
title_fullStr Using an extended information-motivation-behavioral skills model to explain HPV vaccination intention among men who have sex with men only and men who have sex with men and women
title_full_unstemmed Using an extended information-motivation-behavioral skills model to explain HPV vaccination intention among men who have sex with men only and men who have sex with men and women
title_short Using an extended information-motivation-behavioral skills model to explain HPV vaccination intention among men who have sex with men only and men who have sex with men and women
title_sort using an extended information motivation behavioral skills model to explain hpv vaccination intention among men who have sex with men only and men who have sex with men and women
topic Human papillomavirus vaccine
men who have sex with men and women
intention
information-motivation-behavior skills model
multi-group structural equation modeling
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2024.2327150
work_keys_str_mv AT guiqianshi usinganextendedinformationmotivationbehavioralskillsmodeltoexplainhpvvaccinationintentionamongmenwhohavesexwithmenonlyandmenwhohavesexwithmenandwomen
AT binglin usinganextendedinformationmotivationbehavioralskillsmodeltoexplainhpvvaccinationintentionamongmenwhohavesexwithmenonlyandmenwhohavesexwithmenandwomen
AT haiyingpan usinganextendedinformationmotivationbehavioralskillsmodeltoexplainhpvvaccinationintentionamongmenwhohavesexwithmenonlyandmenwhohavesexwithmenandwomen
AT weihe usinganextendedinformationmotivationbehavioralskillsmodeltoexplainhpvvaccinationintentionamongmenwhohavesexwithmenonlyandmenwhohavesexwithmenandwomen
AT xiaonizhong usinganextendedinformationmotivationbehavioralskillsmodeltoexplainhpvvaccinationintentionamongmenwhohavesexwithmenonlyandmenwhohavesexwithmenandwomen