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Only One In Every Ten Men Know About HPV

A new Danish study of nearly 21,000 Danish men, shows that only 1 in every ten men aged’ to 45 years, have knowledge of HPV – the virus which for men can lead to penile and anal cancer and cervical cancer for women. Evidence indicates, that men walks around believing that the HPV virus does not affect them. But men actually do have a great responsibility.

-They do, for the reason that HPV is a virus, primarily spread sexually. It is consequently really important that men are aware, that they are carriers in relation to women and cervical cancer and that they can get for example, penile cancer, anal cancer and certain forms of cancer of the head and neck region, “says researcher Ann Nielsen from the Danish Cancer Fighting, who is the foremost author of the survey.

The study shows that few men have knowledge of about HPV, and this is regardless of whether they are’ or 45 years.

-For women, studies illustrate that older women have greater knowledge of HPV rather than younger women. Yet this does not apply to men, says Ann Nielsen.

Even if there has been further attentiveness of HPV and vaccines, Ann Nielsen does not feel that it has reached the men yet.

-When we interviewed the men, there were an initial understanding of HPV. The first vaccine against cervical cancer was – at the time – just come on the Danish market, explains Ann Nielsen.

HPV is primarily sexually transmitted. Nowadays all girls born in Denmark in’96 or later are offered a at no cost HPV vaccination as part of the general vaccination program. Additionally, all girls born in’93,’94 and’95 received the offer of free vaccination. So far Danish boys will not be offered free vaccination.

Ann Nielsen points out that there really is a large need for information efforts towards men. – Not merely concerning sexual life. We also have to do with a target audience – fathers with children who are offered vaccination. It is tremendously essential that their awareness is high, when they should think about whether their daughter should be vaccinated, says Ann Nielsen.

Need for knowledge American research have also shown, that an increased focus on HPV means an increased knowledge. In the U.S., the number of anal cancer and head and neck cancer incidents has grown.

-We estimate that the same applies in Denmark. And we must not lose sight of the genital warts – something that many men and women suffer from. We estimate that around 10 percent of all men, at some time in their lives, become infected with genital warts.

Therefore, it is simply necessary to have knowledge and information out to the audience, says Ann Nielsen.

The study is published in European Journal of Cancer Prevention.

For additional information on HPV transmission and what you can do to protect yourself, please visit our website: HPV transmission