Systematic review of primary prevention human papillomavirus interventions targeting college students

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Objectives: The purpose of this research was to systematically analyze human papillomavirus (HPV) interventions targeting college students. Methods: Completed interventions targeting general HPV prevention, HPV vaccine uptake, or antecedents of HPV vaccination uptake that used any quantitative design, published from January 2000 to January 2014 in the English language, were reviewed. Results: Twelve interventions met the criteria. Ten interventions produced 1 or more significant outcomes on primary or secondary variables of interest. Conclusions: Efficacy of interventions can be enhanced through tailoring materials and pretesting by sex, operationalizing theories, incorporating process evaluations, employing HPV vaccine uptake outcome measures, and utilizing Web-based delivery of programs.

KEYWORDS:

• Human papillomavirus intervention
• HPV vaccine
• college students
• prevention
• evaluation synthesis

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors report no financial conflicts of interest. The research received no specific funding from any agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.