Table 3.
HPV and anal cancer knowledge among PrEP patients (N = 88)
| HPV Vaccine Initiation |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total N (%) |
Yes % |
No % |
p-value | |
| 33.0 | 67.1 | |||
| HPV Knowledge | ||||
| HPV infection common among most sexually active people | 60 (68.2) | 69.0 | 67.8 | 0.91 |
| HPV can cause cancer | 62 (70.5) | 82.8 | 64.4 | 0.08 |
| Males can get HPV | 74 (84.1) | 93.1 | 79.7 | 0.13a |
| HPV can cause anal warts | 47 (53.4) | 55.2 | 52.5 | 0.82 |
| HPV can be cured with medication (false) | 37 (42.1) | 48.3 | 39.0 | 0.41 |
| HPV transmitted through skin-to-skin contact without fluids like blood or semen | 43 (48.9) | 58.6 | 44.1 | 0.20 |
| Anal Cancer Knowledge | ||||
| Anal sex increases risk | 19 (21.6) | 31.0 | 17.0 | 0.13 |
| Smoking cigarettes increases risk | 24 (27.3) | 20.7 | 30.5 | 0.33 |
| HPV causes anal cancer | 32 (36.4) | 48.3 | 30.5 | 0.10 |
| HIV infection increases risk | 22 (25.0) | 31.0 | 22.0 | 0.36 |
| HPV vaccination can prevent anal cancer | 19 (21.6) | 41.4 | 11.9 | < 0.01 |
Note. Column percentages are reported. Bolded p-values indicate p < 0.05
a
Fisher’s Exact Test