The Protect OUR Butts study was a multi-phased mixed methods project that sought to provide a nuanced understanding of the issues important to young gay and bisexual men when making decisions about HPV vaccination. Young gay and bisexual men represent a distinct group with regard to HPV prevention for multiple reasons including their disproportional risk of HPV-related […]

I’m a theory nerd at heart. In my opinion theory is the foundation of all scientific knowledge. After I had the opportunity to publish the main findings from  a small pilot study of HPV vaccine related attitudes and beliefs among a sample of young gay and bisexual men, I had to go back to the data […]

A quadrivalent HPV vaccine, Gardasil, is currently approved for the prevention of anal cancer and anal intraepithelial neoplasia. Given the elevated risk of anal cancer among men who have sex with men (MSM), the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices prioritized routine vaccine of this population. After the initial FDA approval of Gardasil for males, there was only […]