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Relevant covariates such as nationality, age, HIV status, and use of PrEP were retrieved from electronic medical records. Vaccination status data were retrieved from the regional vaccination registry. Of the 330 participants, 98.8% were males and the mean age was 40.6 years (SD: 11.2). Following consultation, a statistically significant increase for both HPV (from 25.8% to 39.1%) and HAV (from 26.7% to 36.1%) was observed (p &lt; 0.001). The multivariate analysis showed a significant negative association between the uptake of HPV and HBV vaccines and foreign nationality (aOR 0.25 (95%CI 0.08\u20130.69), p = 0.012; and aOR 0.31 (95%CI 0.11\u20130.81), p = 0.021). The HBV vaccine uptake was negatively associated with increasing age. 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