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. 2023 May 18;11(5):997. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11050997

Table 3.

Factors associated with the knowledge of HPV and the HPV vaccine among all participants (n = 770).

Variables Average Score Score < 12 Score ≥ 12 Uni-Variate Logistic Regression Multi-Variate Logistic Regression
OR (95% CI) p Aor (95% CI) p
Age a 12.02 ± 2.08 0.060 0.127
≤30 11.68 ± 2.17 63 98 1.00 1.00
31~40 12.01 ± 2.11 100 180 1.28 (0.86–1.90) 0.224 - 0.714
41~50 12.33 ± 1.87 66 199 1.75 (1.15–2.68) 0.009 - 0.429
>50 11.85 ± 2.28 23 39 1.09 (0.60–2.00) 0.780 - 0.027
Gender 0.289
Male 11.84 ± 2.05 22 34 1.00 * *
Female 12.04 ± 2.09 231 483 1.35 (0.77–2.37) 0.289 * *
Education level <0.001 0.230
Junior High School/High School/Vocational High School/Junior College 10.33 ± 2.24 15 6 1.00 1.00
College/University 12.01 ± 2.09 226 462 5.11 (1.96–13.35) 0.001 - 0.465
Master’s degree or above 12.79 ± 1.56 12 49 10.21 (3.27–31.85) <0.001 - 0.775
Marital Status 0.879
Unmarried 11.85 ± 2.31 43 83 1.00 * *
Married 12.04 ± 2.01 199 408 1.06 (0.71–1.60) 0.771 * *
Divorced/widowed 12.30 ± 2.42 11 26 1.23 (0.55–2.71) 0.618 * *
Major <0.001 0.577
Clinical Medicine 12.54 ± 1.76 95 314 1.00 1.00
Preventive Medicine 12.71 ± 1.58 8 40 1.51 (0.68–3.34) 0.306 - 0.309
Nursing 10.83 ± 2.32 120 101 0.26 (0.18–0.36) <0.001 - 0.358
Other HCP 12.22 ± 1.90 30 62 0.63 (0.38–1.02) 0.062 - 0.586
Type of license <0.001 <0.001
Doctors 12.61 ± 1.72 110 401 1.00 1.00
Nurse 10.82 ± 2.31 120 98 0.22 (0.16–0.32) <0.001 0.26 (0.18–0.38) <0.001
Other HCP 11.12 ± 1.98 23 18 0.22 (0.11–0.41) <0.001 0.25 (0.12–0.51) <0.001
Job Title 0.001 0.803
Lower than primary 10.89 ± 2.26 15 12 1.00 1.00
Primary 11.44 ± 2.21 84 120 1.79 (0.80–4.01) 0.160 - 0.838
Intermediate 12.21 ± 2.00 129 308 2.98 (1.36–6.55) 0.006 - 0.630
Deputy senior/Senior 12.71 ± 1.76 25 77 3.85 (1.59–9.31) 0.003 - 0.521
Employment Type b 0.007 0.697
Temporary employment 11.90 ± 2.17 85 162 1.00 1.00
Contract Employment 11.70 ± 2.09 122 203 0.87 (0.62–1.23) 0.441 - 0.937
Formal staffing 12.82 ± 1.66 39 136 1.83 (1.18–2.85) 0.007 - 0.407
Retirement and re-employment 11.74 ± 2.68 6 13 1.14 (0.42–3.10) 0.802 - 0.380
After-tax annual income <0.001 0.029
<100,000 RMB 10.88 ± 2.28 81 77 1.00 1.00
100,000~200,000 RMB 12.09 ± 1.99 136 302 2.34 (1.61–3.39) <0.001 1.61 (1.07–2.42) 0.023
200,000~300,000 RMB 12.80 ± 1.62 30 113 3.96 (2.38–6.59) <0.001 2.16 (1.24–3.76) 0.007
>300,000 RMB 13.35 ± 1.56 6 25 4.38 (1.71–11.27) 0.002 2.39 (0.89–6.42) 0.083
Years of work c 0.557
<5 years 12.09 ± 2.08 48 103 1.00
6–10 years 11.75 ± 2.14 53 85 0.75 (0.46–1.21) 0.239 * *
11–15 years 11.92 ± 1.94 42 85 0.94 (0.57–1.56) 0.820 * *
16–20 years 12.01 ± 2.36 43 93 1.01 (0.61–1.66) 0.975 * *
>21 years 12.24 ± 1.94 64 151 1.10 (0.70–1.73) 0.680 * *
Medical institution Type 0.002 0.187
Level I/Regional CHC 12.14 ± 1.81 83 190 1.00 1.00
Level II CHC 12.15 ± 2.15 92 216 1.03 (0.72–1.46) 0.889 - 0.667
Private CHC 10.89 ± 2.41 46 45 0.43 (0.26–0.69) 0.001 - 0.038
District Hospitals 12.35 ± 1.94 32 66 0.90 (0.55–1.48) 0.680 - 0.769

a Two-missing value in HCPs involved in the governmental HPV vaccination program age. b four missing value in HCPs involved in the governmental HPV vaccination program Employment Type. c Three missing value in HCPs involved in the governmental HPV vaccination program in years of work * Not included in multifactorial analysis—Variables not included in the equation.