Table 2.
Descriptive statistics and comparisons of pretest-posttest differences on key measures (N=164).
Variable | Korean American | Vietnamese American | Total | P value for pre-post change | ||||
Pretest | Posttest | Pretest | Posttest | Pretest | Posttest | |||
Attitude item (n=164), mean scorea (SD) | ||||||||
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It is not important to have the HPV vaccination for my child because everyone will eventually die of something anyway. | 1.6 (0.6) | 1.4 (0.6) | 1.9 (1.1) | 1.9 (1.2) | 1.8 (1) | 1.7 (1.1) | .24b |
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It is not necessary to have the HPV vaccination for my child because it is in God’s hands anyway. | 2.12 (1) | 1.67 (1) | 2.29 (1.3) | 2.18 (1.2) | 2.24 (1.2) | 2.03 (1.1) | .02b |
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If nothing is physically wrong, then my child does not need the vaccines. | 2.02 (1.1) | 1.41 (0.8) | 2.32 (1.4) | 2.07 (1.2) | 2.23 (1.3) | 1.87 (1.1) | <.001b |
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It is our obligations to protect girls, so only girls should be vaccinated. | 1.52 (0.7) | 1.30 (0.6) | 2.39 (1.4) | 2.75 (1.4) | 2.14 (1.3) | 2.32 (1.4) | .09b |
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Girls won’t have kids if they are vaccinated. | 3.98 (0.6) | 4.08 (1) | 2.25 (1.2) | 2.05 (1.1) | 2.78 (1.3) | 2.67 (1.4) | .20b |
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It’s shameful to have my child vaccinated because people may think they’re already sexually active at this young age. | 1.40 (0.6) | 1.17 (0.4) | 2.31 (1.4) | 1.99 (1.1) | 2.05 (1.3) | 1.76 (1) | .001b |
Attitude composite scorea (n=164), mean (SD) | 2.12 (0.4) | 1.84 (0.4) | 2.24 (0.9) | 2.16 (0.8) | 2.21 (0.8) | 2.06 (0.7) | .01b | |
Vaccination intention and (%) yes responses (n=164), n (%) | 43 (86) | 45 (90) | 60 (52.6) | 84 (73.7) | 103 (62.8) | 128 (79) | <.001c |
aScale range 1-5. Higher scores on the attitude composite indicate more negative attitudes toward HPV vaccination.
bPaired-sample t test (df=163).
cMcNemar test for paired proportions; n=164 pairs.