Do Political and Religious Affiliations Impact HPV Vaccine Mandate Support?

Objective: We attempted to identify characteristics of female college students supporting HPV vaccination mandates for school-aged youth and compare HPV vaccination mandate support by religious and political affiliations. Methods: We analyzed data from 1034 college students. A multinomial logistic regression model was fitted using backwards stepwise entry. Results: Students who self-identified as atheist and reported their parents supported HPV vaccination mandates were more likely to support HPV vaccination mandates. Those who believed mandates violated personal individual freedoms and parental rights were less likely to support mandates. Conclusions: Interventions could focus on providing more education to groups more likely to oppose a mandate, thereby increasing support to protect school-aged youth from HPV.