Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Department of Internal Medicine, Texas A&M University School of Medicine/Christus Health, Longview, TX, USA.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2023 Aug 1;19(2):2232706. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2232706.
This study aimed to investigate the association between political ideology and awareness of HPV and HPV vaccine among US adults. Study data were derived from Health Information National Trends Survey 5 Cycle 4, a 2020 cross-sectional survey of US adults. Multivariable logistic regressions were conducted to examine the association between political ideology with HPV and HPV vaccine awareness. A total of 3418 adults participated in the study, with the majority being non-Hispanic White individuals and women. The results showed that 66.1% and 62.3% of the participants were aware of HPV and HPV vaccine, respectively. A total of 36.9%, 29.7% and 33.4% of the population reported moderate, liberal and conservative political ideologies respectively. Awareness levels were highest among liberals, with 77.1% and 72.7% reporting awareness of HPV and HPV vaccine respectively. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that liberal participants were more likely to be aware of HPV (aOR, 1.94; 95% CI, 1.25-3.00), and HPV vaccines (aOR, 1.94; 95% CI, 1.37-2.74) compared to moderates. Also, liberals had higher odds of HPV (aOR, 2.41; 95% CI, 1.65-3.51), and HPV vaccine awareness (aOR, 1.91; 95% CI, 1.29-2.83) compared to conservatives. However, there was no significant difference in awareness between moderates and conservatives. Study findings point to an association between individuals' political ideology and HPV awareness. Further research is needed to understand the intricacies on how political ideology impacts HPV awareness. Overall, results highlight the need to incorporate individuals' political ideologies in interventions geared toward increasing the awareness and uptake of HPV vaccination.
本研究旨在探讨美国成年人政治意识形态与 HPV 及 HPV 疫苗认知之间的关联。研究数据来源于 2020 年美国成年人的横断面调查——健康信息国家趋势调查 5 周期 4。采用多变量逻辑回归分析来检验政治意识形态与 HPV 和 HPV 疫苗认知之间的关系。共有 3418 名成年人参与了这项研究，其中大多数是非西班牙裔白人，且为女性。结果显示，分别有 66.1%和 62.3%的参与者知晓 HPV 和 HPV 疫苗。分别有 36.9%、29.7%和 33.4%的人群报告具有中间派、自由派和保守派政治意识形态。自由派的认知水平最高，分别有 77.1%和 72.7%的人报告知晓 HPV 和 HPV 疫苗。多变量逻辑回归分析显示，与中间派相比，自由派参与者更有可能知晓 HPV（优势比，1.94；95%置信区间，1.25-3.00）和 HPV 疫苗（优势比，1.94；95%置信区间，1.37-2.74）。此外，与保守派相比，自由派更有可能知晓 HPV（优势比，2.41；95%置信区间，1.65-3.51）和 HPV 疫苗（优势比，1.91；95%置信区间，1.29-2.83）。然而，中间派和保守派之间的认知水平没有显著差异。研究结果表明，个体的政治意识形态与 HPV 认知之间存在关联。需要进一步研究以了解政治意识形态如何影响 HPV 认知的复杂性。总的来说，结果强调需要将个体的政治意识形态纳入旨在提高 HPV 疫苗接种意识和接种率的干预措施中。
