An HPV educational Power Point presentation was developed as the educational intervention and presented to the athletes in a face to face format.
HPV Awareness and Vaccination Rates in College-Aged Male Athletes Before and After HPV Education
Tonna McCutcheon APRN-BC, Dr. Gina Schaar DNP, RN, & Dr. Alan Herline
University of Southern Indiana
College of Nursing & Health Professions
Setting
Background
 Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is currently the most common
sexually transmitted infection in the world
HPV is linked to cervical, anal, penile, vulvar, vaginal, and
oropharyngeal cancers, pre-cancerous lesions, & anal
condylomas
Proposed Project
 A convenient sample of male athletes from a small Southeastern university was
utilized.
The University enrolls approximately 12,000 students annually from all 50 states and
90 foreign countries.
In 2014, the undergraduate enrollment was 6,835 with a gender distribution of 50.2
percent male and 48.9 percent female
 The University is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division One school and
charter members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
years 2006–2010 and cover approximately 94.8% of the U.S. population.
College-aged males are a high risk population due to high risk
sexual behaviors
 3 months after the educational intervention an HPV
questionnaire was submitted to the male athletes to assess
HPV vaccination rates
There is no cure for HPV
A HPV vaccine is available for males and females ages 9 to 26
however vaccination rates are low in the male population,
suggesting a lack of HPV knowledge
Develop an HPV educational program to increase HPV
knowledge and vaccination rates in college-aged male athletes
 The demographic survey and a pre/post HPV questionnaire
were administered to the college-aged male athletes before an
HPV educational intervention
 The pre/post HPV questionnaire was then re-submitted to the
athletes following the educational intervention
HPV may be asymptomatic in nature
Purpose
 An HPV educational Power Point presentation was developed
as the educational intervention and presented to the athletes in
a face to face format.
 Supplemental HPV brochures and information about the HPV
vaccine were also provided to the athletes at the time of the
educational intervention.
Data are from all states meeting United States Cancer Statistics publication criteria for all
By the end of 2011, only 8% of adolescent males had received
the full HPV vaccine series
 A demographic survey and a pre/post HPV questionnaire were
developed, based on the Champion’s Health Belief Model and
a literature review, to evaluate athletes’ HPV knowledge, HPV
vaccination intention, perceived risk regarding HPV and
perceived self-efficacy regarding HPV prevention
Theoretical Framework
Implications for Practice
Schematic diagram of the integration of health-promoting behaviors regarding HPV in college-aged males within the Health Promotion Model
College-aged males’
individual
experiences (past
performance
accomplishments,
past vicarious
experiences, verbal
persuasion, and
emotional arousal)
College-aged males’
individual
characteristics
Behavior-specific
perceptions and
feelings regarding
HPV
 Increase HPV vaccination rates in college-aged males
College-aged males’:
Perceived benefits of action
regarding HPV
Perceived barriers to action
regarding HPV
Perceived self-efficacy
regarding ability to change
high risk behaviors regarding
HPV
Activity-related affect
regarding HPV
Empowerment or control over
health -related behaviors
regarding HPV
Participation in health-related
behaviors regarding HPV
College-aged males’:
Interpersonal influences
(community, peer,
significant other, family,
health care provider)
Situational influences
Competing Demands
 Decrease in morbidity and mortality rates of HPV disease
and cancers
 Decrease in contraction & transmission of HPV Infection
in college-aged males
Commitment to a plan
of action to decrease
HPV risk behavior
Health-promoting behavior
regarding HPV
 Increase public awareness regarding HPV
 Decreased healthcare costs for HPV related disease and
cancers