Abstract:
This research aims to identify significant predictors of intention to take human papillomavirus vaccine among men who have sex with men students from attitude toward human papillomavirus vaccine, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control. The participants were 259 students selected from public universities and private universities through snowballing sampling technique. The instruments were demographic data form, the attitude toward human papillomavirus vaccine questionnaire, the subjective norm questionnaire, the perceived behavioral control questionnaire, and the intention to take human papillomavirus vaccine questionnaire. All of the questionnaires were assessed for content validity by a panel of experts. Their Content Validity Index were 1.00, 1.00, .90, and .80, respectively. Their Cronbach's alpha coefficients were 81, .91, .84, and .86, respectively. Data were analyzed using Pearsons product moment correlation and multiple regressions. The research findings can be summarized as follow: 1. The mean score of intention to take human papillomavirus vaccine was at medium level ( x = 18.10, SD = 3.33). 2. Attitudes toward human papillomavirus vaccine, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control were significantly and positively related to intention to take human papillomavirus vaccine (r = .40, .44, and .66, p < .05, respectively). 3. Attitudes toward human papillomavirus vaccine, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control explained 43.7 % of the variance in intention to take human papillomavirus vaccine among men who have sex with men students. Attitudes toward human papillomavirus vaccine (Beta = .109) and perceived behavioral control (Beta = .578) were significant predictors of intention to take human papillomavirus vaccine (p < .05). However, subjective norm was not a significant predictor.