APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Predicting Risky Sexual Behavior Among Young Adult Females with and without a History of Childhood Cancer: Does Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Matter?

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Clinical Science

  • Anandi Ehman
    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • Jessica Simmons
    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • Kathryn Russell
    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • James Klosky
    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Abstract

A common concern among parents is that vaccination against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) will increase sexual risk-taking. However, vaccine initiation was not associated with risky sexual behavior among females 18-26 years of age with and without a history of childhood cancer, whereas having never been married was predictive (p<.05).

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