University Health Research Articles

Perceptions of the Scope of Practice of Audiology.

The primary purpose of this study was to determine which scope of practice roles and responsibilities are attributed to the profession of audiology (AUD) relative to other health care disciplines by a group of health and human services faculty and students. An online survey inquiring about participant knowledge of different health professions' scopes of practice, and experience with and attitude toward the profession of AUD, was sent to faculty and students in the Western Michigan University College of Health and Human Services. Students also completed two subscales of the Interprofessional Attitudes Scale. Descriptive statistics and chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis analyses evaluating response differences between groups are presented. Thirty-six faculty and 118 students (48 graduate and 70 undergraduate) completed the survey. AUD was the profession most often associated with all hearing-related scope of practice activities. Speech-language pathology was often associated with hearing-related scope of practice activities. Audiologists were less commonly associated with vestibular, balance, and mobility scope of practice activities. Group was significant for four scope of practice activities. About half of respondents indicated they knew nothing or a little about AUD, and a majority had no or rare interactions with audiologists in class or clinic. Only about half of participants responded they were likely or very likely to refer patients to an audiologist. Increased knowledge of the scope of practice and exposure to the profession of AUD may benefit other health care professionals and patients, possibly leading to increased interprofessional practice and an increased number of appropriate referrals.

College women with a disability and interpersonal violence: A call to action.

Interpersonal violence is a serious public health issue, particularly in the young adult population. College women are more likely to experience interpersonal violence than the general population; college women with disabilities are at particularly high risk of victimization. Despite this reality, screening rates for interpersonal violence in college health centers remain low, and college women, both disabled and not, report unsatisfactory interactions with college health providers after an interpersonal violence experience. We provide suggestions for nurse practitioners working in college health which will assist them in their endeavors to screen college women, specifically college women with a disability, for interpersonal violence and to respond to the outcomes of those screenings using a trauma and disability-informed practice lens.

Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Among Health Professions' Students at Kabul University of Medical Sciences.

Numerous investigations have revealed that oral issues are quite common among young Afghans. Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior are the three oral health-related population dimensions that need to be assessed in order to design effective public health awareness programs. The study's goal was to find out how much health professions' students at Kabul University of Medical Sciences knew about oral health, as well as their attitudes and behaviors toward dental health and oral hygiene routines. From September 2022 to December 2022, cross-sectional research was conducted at Kabul University of Medical Sciences. A total of 496 health professions' students (312 females and 184 males) aged 18-25 years old from 5 colleges of health and medical-related disciplines were addressed. All participants were given a thorough questionnaire with 30 amended items modified from Peterson et al and Stenberg et al. 44.5% (n=220) of the participants brushed their teeth twice per day, 41.3% (n=204) once per day, and 9.31% (n=46) more than twice per day, while just 4.7% (n=23) cleaned their teeth less than once per day. Surprisingly, the majority of participants (91% or n=451) were aware of the significance of routine dental visits, and 51.3% (n=252) of participants reported visiting the dentist while they experienced pain. 94% of students were of the opinion that brushing their teeth prevents dental decay. 93% (n=461) of them agreed that using fluoride strengthens teeth, and 96% (n=476) said that sweets are bad for teeth. Oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours are related to an individual's level of education. Female and generally dental professions' participants, rather than other health professions participants, were more likely to be concerned about their oral health than male participants.

Nutritional Awareness of Undergraduate Healthcare Students


 Overweight and obesity rates are an epidemic in the United States (U.S.) with these rates increasing dramatically in recent decades (Sogari et al., 2018). According to McEligot et al. (2020) college students classified as overweight and/or obese in the U.S. increased from 29% to 32.5% from 2000 to 2009. College is a critical time for young adults in terms of dietary choices and the relationship between students and weight gain. The purpose of this DNP project was to assess if undergraduate healthcare students in the Midwest showed poor nutritional dietary habits and showed a willingness to change their poor habits for a healthier lifestyle. The data would be used to assist the college healthcare clinic in providing proper nutritional awareness and guidance for the students. Undergraduate nursing students at a Midwest university completed an assessment tool, in the form of a 16-question Rapid Eating and Activity Assessment for Patients, Abbreviated Version (REAPS) survey that assessed their knowledge regarding nutrition and their food choices. Each question had a numeric scale (1-3) scoring system with defined results. The descriptive statistics tool in SPSS was used for analysis of the survey results. This study showed that 62.43% of the responses from undergraduate nursing students that were surveyed had poor dietary habits. 96.29% of the students that were surveyed did have a willingness to change in order to have a healthier lifestyle. Undergraduate healthcare students would benefit from increased nutritional awareness while on and off campus. The college health clinic can help promote a healthy lifestyle and decrease obesity related illnesses for students. There are numerous opportunities for colleges to promote nutritional awareness among their student body.

College health providers' knowledge and confidence in addressing students' vaping: Evidence from a pilot study in New York State.

This study examines the knowledge and confidence of college healthcare providers in discussing vaping with their college student populations. This is a mixed-methods descriptive study using a sequential-explanatory approach, consisting of a cross-sectional, online survey followed by qualitative interviews. Survey data was collected from 50 college health providers located at 26 colleges in the 64-campus State University of New York system. Targeted semi-structured interviews (N = 11) were conducted by telephone with providers who completed the survey. Despite high reported levels of knowledge and confidence, few providers had participated in educational activities relative to vaping. There was evidence of misinformation about e-cigarettes, and they did not know what product (nicotine/cannabis) students typically vape. Findings indicate a potential disconnect between providers' perceived and actual knowledge of college student vaping and demonstrate areas of opportunity to assist college health providers in comprehensively addressing vaping with their college student populations. College health providers played a key role in lowering rates of combustible cigarette smoking, but little is known about how they are now are communicating with college students about e-cigarette and cannabis vaping. This paper examines college health providers' knowledge, confidence, and training needs relative to vaping communications.

Determination of University Students' Readiness and Anticipation Levels about the E-Learning Process

This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine university students' readiness and anticipation levels regarding the e-learning process. The population of the study consisted of nursing students (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade) in the Health College of a university. No random sampling was performed. Volunteer students enrolled in the department during the 2018-2019 academic year who agreed to participate in the study constituted the study sample. Data were collected using the "Personal Information" form, which included questions about students' socio-demographic characteristics prepared by the researchers based on literature reviews, the “Scale of Readiness and Anticipations for the e-Learning Process", and the "Scale of Satisfaction with the e-Learning Process". Data were analyzed using the SPSS 25 package program. The significance level was accepted as p˂0.05. The mean age of the students was 21.5±1.8 and 67.2% of them were female. The total score average of the readiness and expectation scale related to the e-learning process of the School of Health students (101.14±1.52) and the total score average of the Satisfaction Scale related to the e-learning process (102.96±2.26) were found at a high level. As a result, it has been determined that the students participating in the study believe that they have personal characteristics that can receive education in e-learning environments. In addition, it has been found that students are satisfied with the communication features and usefulness of their e-learning environment.

Use of machine learning to assess factors affecting progression, retention, and graduation in first-year health professions students in Qatar: a longitudinal study

BackgroundAcross higher education, student retention, progression, and graduation are considered essential elements of students’ academic success. However, there is scarce literature analyzing these attributes across health professions education. The current study aims to explore rates of student retention, progression, and graduation across five colleges of the Health Cluster at Qatar University, and identify predictive factors.MethodsSecondary longitudinal data for students enrolled at the Health Cluster between 2015 and 2021 were subject to descriptive statistics to obtain retention, progression and graduation rates. The importance of student demographic and academic variables in predicting retention, progression, or graduation was determined by a predictive model using XGBoost, after preparation and feature engineering. A predictive model was constructed, in which weak decision tree models were combined to capture the relationships between the initial predictors and student outcomes. A feature importance score for each predictor was estimated; features that had higher scores were indicative of higher influence on student retention, progression, or graduation.ResultsA total of 88% of the studied cohorts were female Qatari students. The rates of retention and progression across the studied period showed variable distribution, and the majority of students graduated from health colleges within a timeframe of 4–7 years. The first academic year performance, followed by high school GPA, were factors that respectively ranked first and second in importance in predicting retention, progression, and graduation of health majors students. The health college ranked third in importance affecting retention and graduation and fifth regarding progression. The remaining factors including nationality, gender, and whether students were enrolled in a common first year experience for all colleges, had lower predictive importance.ConclusionsStudent retention, progression, and graduation at Qatar University Health Cluster is complex and multifactorial. First year performance and secondary education before college are important in predicting progress in health majors after the first year of university study. Efforts to increase retention, progression, and graduation rates should include academic advising, student support, engagement and communication. Machine learning-based predictive algorithms remain a useful tool that can be precisely leveraged to identify key variables affecting health professions students’ performance.

Using Principal Component Analysis to Explore the Influence of Civic Education on Students’ Mental Health in Colleges and Universities

Abstract This paper first explored the implementation steps of principal component analysis, standardized the raw data, and calculated the correlation matrix, eigenvalues and variance contribution ratio. The principal components were identified, the principal component factors were thoroughly evaluated, and the comprehensive scores of the principal components were calculated. Then, the model of this paper was examined, and the principal component factors were extracted using the algorithm. Finally, the analysis of the correlation between Civic Education and Mental Health, as well as the predictive effect of Curriculum Civic Education on the level of cultural self-confidence and mental health were analyzed. The results show that the correlation coefficient between curriculum civic politics and happiness is 7.45. Curriculum civic politics is significantly positively correlated with all positive mental health indicators, r between 0.3-0.4, p<0.01, and with negative mental health indicators, r between −0.4-0.37, p<0.01. This study is important for the active promotion of curriculum civic politics and the enhancement of parenting effectiveness. Promoting the development of college students’ mental health is of great significance.

Motivation as a Key Determinant of Academic Achievement of Nursing Students

Background: Motivation empowers one to acquire knowledge and skills necessary for providing compassionate care. It inspires future nurses to overcome challenges, embrace continuous learning, and ultimately become dedicated healthcare professionals.
 Design: A descriptive cross-sectional survey study was conducted at the Skills Labs of the College of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Bahrain. 
 Methods: A convenient sample of 126 nursing students reported their motivation towards their academic learning anonymously through electronic form. 
 Results: Results indicated acceptable levels of intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientation (3.38±1.65 and 3.93±1.58), task value (3.94±1.50), control of learning beliefs (3.91±1.20), self-efficacy for learning and performance (3.68±1.63), and test anxiety (3.22±1.41).
 Conclusion: Academics can improve students’ motivation, academic achievement, and self-efficacy by implementing effective teaching strategies, encouraging goal-setting and self-monitoring techniques, reflection, providing resources and support for self-directed learning fostering collaboration, cultivating a supportive learning environment and teamwork among nursing students, and providing constructive feedback.

Photoprotective measures among adolescents stratified by region: An analysis utilizing the National College Health Assessment.

Exposure to sunlight has been shown to cause pigmentary alterations, photoaging and photocarcinogenesis. Understanding photoprotective patterns in adolescent populations is beneficial to public health initiatives. We utilized data provided by the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment to evaluate photoprotective behaviors among adolescent populations. Behavioral questions related to photoprotection were analyzed from the American College Health Association (ACHA) National College Health Assessment (NCHA) (Version III). When comparing races, Black/African American respondents had the lowest association of practicing photoprotective behaviors in comparison to white respondents (p < .05). When comparing US geographic regions, the south had the lowest association of photoprotective measures (p < .05). The response rate of each institution varied, although there was still a large quantity of respondents. Finally, we cannot discern the specific reasoning for adolescent populations not using sunscreen. These data identify demographics where efforts to enhance education on photoprotective behaviors, specifically among skin of color and southern population, to support public health initiatives.

Assessment of Diet Diversity among College Students at STIKes Mitra Keluarga

Students in health college are addressed to have healthy lifestyle, such as having good food habit. Good food habit can be shaped from consuming variety of food. Varied food can prevent nutrient deficiency, one of them is anemia that suffered by one-third women in Indonesia. This study aims to assess diet diversity among college students at STIKes Mitra Keluarga. This study is cross sectional study. About 225 respondents join the study, give information about what their eat during 24 hours, twice, with questionnaire from Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W). The formular consists of 14 food groups and 4 additional groups. The results show 9.4% students with score 5 out of 14. The highest score is 13, and the lowest is 2. The biggest proportion is staple food group, followed by green leafy vegetable group, egg group, and dairy product. Hal of students consumed salty snack and fried snack also sweets. Around 71.9 respondents have habit to consume supplements such as vitamin C, multivitamin, and multimineral. Based on the study, it concludes that some students already have diverse dietary habit, but there are still some students consume not many types of food, include consuming empty calorie food.

Construction of The Evaluation Index System for The Implementation of College Students' Physical Health Promotion Policies in Heilongjiang Province

Background and Aim: Since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made significant arrangements for the Healthy China strategy, policies for promoting students' physical health have been introduced in a "burst" manner, and the promotion of students' physical health has been increasingly valued and the main objective of this study was Construction of an evaluation system for the execution of policies for promoting students' physical health in universities in Heilongjiang Province. Materials and Methods: The initial indicators of the evaluation system for the implementation of the physical health promotion policy of college students in Heilongjiang Province were selected by using research methods such as literature review, field survey, etc. The evaluation index system for the implementation of the physical health promotion policy of college students in Heilongjiang Province was finally constructed through the mathematical statistics method and the 3 rounds of the Delphi method, and the expert opinions were standardized using the entropy weight method combined with the mathematical statistics method, Calculate the weights of various levels of indicators in the evaluation system for the execution of physical health promotion policies for college students in Heilongjiang Province. Result: (1) The evaluation system for the execution of policies to promote the physical health of college students in Heilongjiang Province consists of 5 first-level indicators, 9 second-level indicators, and 26 third-level indicators. The first level indicator with the greatest weight was executive subject consensus (0.512) and the indicator with the least weight was policy implementation personnel value orientation (0.114). The secondary level indicator with the greatest weight was the material allocation of the physical health promotion policy (0.569) and the indicator with the least weight was the value orientation of executive staff (0.114). 26 third-level indicators and weight coefficients are constructed based on first-level and second-level indicators. Conclusion: The total evaluation system for the execution of policies to promote the physical health of college students in Heilongjiang Province consists are 40 indicators. According to expert evaluation, it was found that the index evaluation system is reasonable, scientific, and rigorous, forming a relatively complete evaluation system for the execution of policies to evaluate the physical health of college students in Heilongjiang Province.

The clustering of lifestyle behaviors in U.S. college students: a network approach

Objective: College student mental health has been decreasing and lifestyle factors may be an important factor in improving mental health. These behaviors may cluster together in complex ways, which could impact the success of lifestyle interventions. Participants: Two samples of U.S. undergraduate college students were drawn from the American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment (NCHA). The data were collected in Fall of 2019 (N = 30,075) and Spring of 2021 (N = 70,059). Methods: Students responded to various health and well-being related questions. Network models were used to examine how lifestyle behaviors cluster together and additional models contained both lifestyle behaviors and health and well-being outcomes. Results: Lifestyle clustering was found, and some similar patterns were seen across time periods and across levels of psychological distress. Conclusions: Individual lifestyle behaviors exist within a complex lifestyle network, which may need to be accounted for in lifestyle interventions.

Determinants of perceived health in university employees

Objective: Employee health plays an important role in overall campus health and wellbeing. Therefore, this research explored the physical, mental, and environmental determinants of perceived health in employees of higher education. Participants: 422 full-time employees from one university took the American College Health Association National Faculty and Staff Health Assessment (NFSHA) online in April 2021. Methods: A cross-sectional correlational design was used to explore which physical, mental, and environmental health factors influenced perceived health of employees. Results: Sleep, body mass index (BMI), flourishing, and the extent to which employees felt the university cared about their health and wellbeing were the four significant factors that increased the odds of employees reporting higher levels of perceived health. Conclusions: Using Bandura’s reciprocal determinism as a theoretical lens, these results reinforce that behaviors, personal attributes, and the environment are interdependent and influence perceived health in this sample of university employees.

Prevalence, awareness, and patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use among health science students in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

Despite the widespread use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), many people lack sufficient awareness regarding their side effects and proper usage. Consequently, this study aimed to assess the knowledge, behavior, and usage patterns of NSAIDs among students enrolled in Palestinian health colleges. The study was conducted in December 2020 using a cross-sectional design, and a convenience sampling method was employed to enroll a total of 206 students. The questionnaire comprised seven sections, each containing approximately 5 to 10 closed-ended questions. Data were analyzed using version 21 of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (IBM-SPSS Statistics 21). The percentage of respondents who admitted that NSAIDs were used several times in the year was 35.9%. More than half of the students believed that NSAIDs were generally safe. Seventy-two percent of the students were aware that more than one type of NSAID at the same time increased the side effects. The median knowledge score of NSAID side effects was 9 [6.25–11] out of 13. The knowledge score increased significantly with age (p < 0.001), higher academic year (p < 0.001), and pharmacy and medicine specialties (p = 0.002). The college students surveyed in this study possess a general awareness of NSAIDs. Nonetheless, there remains a necessity to enhance their behavior and practices concerning the utilization of NSAIDs through the implementation of programmed educational strategies.

National study of sleep health for student servicemembers/veterans

Objective: Investigate sleep health for student servicemember/veterans (SSM/Vs). Method: Data from the National College Health Assessment was used, including 88,178 participants in 2018 and 67,972 in 2019. Propensity score matching was used to compare SSM/Vs (n = 2984) to their most similar non-SSM/V counterparts (n = 1,355). Responses were analyzed using a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Results: SSM/Vs reported significantly higher levels of some sleep health issues than the matched peer group, including more instances of trouble falling asleep, waking too early, and higher rates of insomnia and sleep disorders. However, SSM/Vs reported fewer days per week feeling sleepy and similar impacts of sleep issues on academics when compared to the peer group. Conclusion: Institutions of higher education should consider training faculty and staff to recognize impacts of poor sleep health for SSM/Vs to establish effective practices to support this unique population.

Vaccine conspiracy association with higher COVID-19 vaccination side effects and negative attitude towards booster COVID-19, influenza and monkeypox vaccines: A pilot study in Saudi Universities

ABSTRACT Conspiracies regarding vaccines are widely prevalent, with negative consequences on health-seeking behaviors. The current study aimed to investigate the possible association between the embrace of vaccine conspiracies and the attitude to booster COVID-19, seasonal influenza, and monkeypox (mpox) vaccinations as well as the perceived side effects following COVID-19 vaccination. The target population involved academic staff and university students in health colleges in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed in January 2023 to collect data on participants’ demographics, self-reported side effects following each dose, willingness to get booster COVID-19, seasonal influenza, and mpox vaccinations, as well as an evaluation of vaccine conspiracies and attitude to mandatory vaccination. Among the 273 participants, the willingness to receive yearly booster COVID-19 vaccination was observed among 26.0% of the participants, while it was 46.9% and 34.1% for seasonal influenza and mpox vaccinations, respectively. Multinomial logistic regression analyses demonstrated a significant correlation between endorsing vaccine conspiracies and higher frequency of self-reported side effects following uptake of the second and third doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccine conspiracies were also correlated with attitude toward booster COVID-19, influenza, mpox, and mandatory vaccination. The findings of this pilot study highlighted the potential adverse impact of the preexisting notions and negative attitudes toward vaccines, which could have contributed to heightened perceived side effects following COVID-19 vaccination. The study also highlighted the ongoing divisions concerning mandatory vaccination policies, emphasizing the need for cautious implementation of this strategy as a last resort for public health benefit.

Intersectionality of demographic characteristics in self-reported anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and probable eating disorders among college students.

To investigate associations between identity intersectionality, with a primary focus on minority identity, and probable eating disorders (EDs) within the US college student population. Data consisting of n = 414,299 college students' responses to the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment between fall 2015 and spring 2019 were utilized for this study. Overall and stratified adjusted odds ratios (aORs) were used to assess the association between different facets of identity (i.e., race/ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation) and probable EDs. Among all, in our analytic sample, 7.15% reported a probable ED. Interactions between all three identity variables were significant, and thus stratified odds ratios were evaluated. Transgender men were significantly more likely to report probable ED than cisgender male peers within the following racial/ethnic groups: non-Hispanic White (aOR: 3.33; 95% CI: 2.79, 3.96; p < .0001), non-Hispanic Black (aOR: 3.29; 95% CI: 1.72, 6.28; p = .0003), Hispanic (aOR: 2.31; 95% CI: 1.55, 3.43; p < .0001), Asian or Pacific Islander (aOR: 2.19; 95% CI: 1.45, 3.30; p = .0002), Biracial or Multicultural (aOR: 3.36; 95% CI: 2.17, 5.22; p < .0001), and other (aOR: 4.19; 95% CI: 2.25, 7.79; p < .0001). This study underscores the importance of increasing our understanding of interactions between marginalized identities and the ways in which minority identity informs ED risk. The impact of multiple marginalized identities on ED outcomes is not well understood. Our study expands on previous ACHA-NCHA studies by addressing identity intersectionality, looking at more than one identity at a time (i.e., specifically race/ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation). Our results contribute unique risk profiles for students who identify with multiple marginalized groups. Further, they indicate that that these associations vary based on the compounded effect of the demographic factors considered.

Integrating peer instruction and peer assessment with competency-based four-step approach: effectiveness on wound dressing skill acquisition and motivation among nursing students

BackgroundA student-friendly atmosphere and interactive learning experience enhance students' motivation and skill acquisition. Thus, integrating students' interactive participation in the teacher-led demonstration would add more enthusiasm and motivation. AimTo determine the effect of integrating peer instructions and assessment with competency-based four-step approach on wound dressing skill acquisition and motivation among nursing students. DesignA quasi-experimental, two-group pretest-posttest study was carried out at the skill labs of the College of Health and Sport Sciences. MethodsA convenience sampling of 121 nursing students were assigned to two groups; the control group received the traditional Peyton's 4-Steps-Approach (P4-SA). These steps included (a) demonstration; teacher performed the complete skill without comments or explanation, (b) deconstruction; teacher performed every sub-step slowly with detailed explanation, (c) comprehension; teacher performed the skill for third time, following the student's instructions and explanation of every sub-step, (d) execution; student described and execute the skill step by step simultaneously (n = 59). While the study group received the modified P4-SA approach where peer learning and peer assessment were applied in step 4 (n = 62). ResultsThe study revealed that 71.0% of students in the study group obtained good total percent skills scores immediately after receiving the intervention, compared to 18.6% of those in the control group (p<0.001). Moreover, 93.5% had good total percent scores of skills after eight weeks of the intervention, compared to only 46.6% of those in the control group (p< 0.001). Regarding motivation, students in the study group also reported higher intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientation, task value, self-efficacy for learning and performance, and test anxiety control of learning beliefs. ConclusionsIntegrating a student-centered teaching approach effectively promoted their motivation while performing complex nursing competencies such as wound dressing and facilitating skill acquisition and retention. Therefore, nursing educators could utilize their educational toolkit with various strategies for empowering nursing students' active participation in their learning.

HPV Vaccine Knowledge and Hesitancy Among Health Colleges' Students at a Saudi University.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a widespread sexually transmitted infection linked to various types of cancer. Although vaccination against HPV is available, global HPV vaccination rates remain low. This study aimed to evaluate the awareness and knowledge of the HPV vaccine and to identify predictors associated with vaccine hesitancy among health college students at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional survey was distributed during December 2022 to students enrolled in health colleges. The survey link was randomly distributed via social media platforms and in-person interactions. The number of participants was 405 including both males and females. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The correct response rate for all knowledge items was calculated, and they were stratified by gender and college. The association of vaccine hesitancy with sociodemographic characteristics was examined using logistic regression analysis. The study found that approximately half of the students (49.9%) were aware of the HPV vaccine. However, only a small percentage of students answered all to all HPV knowledge items correctly. Additionally, only a small proportion (5.2%) reported receiving the vaccine. The overall HPV vaccine hesitancy was 59.1% (43.9% for female and 75.9% for male). The most common reasons for vaccine hesitancy was not knowing enough about it. Males were two times more likely than females to believe that they did not need the HPV vaccine. The odds for HPV vaccine hesitancy were greater among males and younger age groups compared to females and older age groups. This study underscores the importance of implementing university-wide interventions and educational campaigns to enhance awareness and knowledge of the HPV vaccine.