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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 14.
Published in final edited form as: Vaccine. 2014 Sep 22;32(48):6356–6359. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.09.033

Table 2.

Predictors of self-reported receipt of HPV vaccine among young men aged 18–26 years who have sex with men — National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System, United States, 2011.

Characteristic Participants
N
Received ≥1 dose of HPV vaccine
n (%)a
Unadjusted
P value
Adjusted prevalence ratio (95% CI)
Total 3221 157 (4.9)
Age (years) 0.40
 18–21 1094 56 (5.1)
 22–26 2127 101 (4.7)
Race 0.27
 Black or African American 1155 59 (5.1)
 White 816 36 (4.4)
 Multiracial 125 12 (9.6)
 Hispanic or Latino 978 48 (4.9)
 Otherb 140 2 (1.4)
Education completed 0.50
 Less than high school 228 8 (3.5)
 High school diploma 1117 48 (4.3)
 Some college or higher 1876 101 (5.4)
Sexual identity 0.79
 Heterosexual or straight 55 0 (0)
 Homosexual or gay 2537 127 (5.0)
 Bisexual 618 30 (4.8)
Census region 0.21
 South 1192 52 (4.4)
 Northeast 775 37 (4.8)
 Midwest 436 26 (6.0)
 West 675 39 (5.8)
 Territory (San Juan, PR) 143 3 (2.1)
Health insurance 0.03
 None 1186 46 (3.9) Ref
 Any 2015 111 (5.5) 1.1 (0.8–1.6)
Usual place of care 0.06
 None 556 20 (3.6)
 One 2367 128 (5.4)
 More than one 274 8 (2.9)
Usual place of care typec 0.07
 Clinic or health center 810 50 (6.2)
 Doctor’s office or HMO 1257 72 (5.7)
 Hospital emergency room 488 12 (2.5)
 Some other place 76 2 (2.6)
Visited a health care provider within 12 months <0.01
 No 749 12 (1.6) Ref
 Yes 2471 145 (5.9) 2.3 (1.2–4.2)
Disclosed same-sex sexual attraction/behavior to a health care provider <0.01
 No 1075 22 (2.0) Ref
 Yes 2143 135 (6.3) 2.1 (1.3–3.3)
Tested for HIV within 12 months 0.01
 No 991 27 (2.7)
 Yes 2226 130 (5.8)
Tested for an STD within 12 monthsd <0.01
 No 1680 38 (2.3)
 Yes 1536 119 (7.7)
HIV test result (self-reported) <0.01
 Negative 2537 116 (4.6) Ref
 Positive 224 30 (13.4) 2.2 (1.5–3.2)
 Unknown 460 11 (2.4) 0.9 (0.5–1.7)
Diagnosed with herpes ever 0.50
 No 3137 149 (4.7)
 Yes 81 8 (9.9)
Diagnosed with genital warts ever 0.05
 No 3109 145 (4.7)
 Yes 107 11 (10.3)
Diagnosed with an STD within 12 monthsd 0.04
 No 2837 126 (4.4)
 Yes 383 31 (8.1)
Vaccinated against hepatitis ever <0.01
 No 1208 18 (1.5) Ref
 Yes 1822 132 (7.2) 3.9 (2.4–6.4)
Number of sex partners within 12 months <0.01
 0–1 577 23 (4.0) Ref
 2–3 1031 42 (4.1) 1.0 (0.6–1.7)
 4–5 597 28 (4.7) 1.1 (0.7–1.9)
 >5 1016 64 (6.3) 1.5 (0.9–2.3)
a

Numbers may not add to total due to missing data.

b

Includes Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian, multiple races, and other race.

c

Among participants reporting ≥1 usual place of care.

d

Chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis.