Table 1.
Main characteristics and sexual behaviors of the respondents.
| Total (n = 1612) | Having Received the HPV Vaccination | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 630) | No/Do Not Remember (n = 982) | |||||
| Characteristics | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Age | 21.9 ± 2.4 (18–30) * | 21.7 ± 2.1 (18–30) * | 22 ± 2.6 (18–30) * | |||
| 18–24 | 1368 | 86.7 | 557 | 40.7 | 811 | 59.3 |
| 25–30 | 210 | 13.3 | 68 | 32.4 | 142 | 67.6 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 974 | 60.4 | 388 | 39.8 | 586 | 60.2 |
| Male | 638 | 39.6 | 44 | 6.9 | 594 | 93.1 |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||
| Heterosexual | 1499 | 93.9 | 581 | 38.8 | 918 | 61.2 |
| Asexual/bisexual/gay/lesbian/pansexual | 97 | 6.1 | 45 | 46.4 | 52 | 53.6 |
| Undergraduate course | ||||||
| Medical area | 851 | 52.8 | 429 | 50.4 | 422 | 49.6 |
| Other | 761 | 47.2 | 560 | 73.6 | 201 | 26.4 |
| Having smoked at least 100 cigarettes during lifetime | ||||||
| No | 1047 | 65 | 634 | 60.5 | 413 | 39.5 |
| Yes | 565 | 35 | 217 | 38.4 | 348 | 61.6 |
| Consuming alcohol | ||||||
| No | 200 | 12.4 | 60 | 30 | 140 | 70 |
| Yes | 1412 | 87.6 | 570 | 40.4 | 842 | 59.6 |
| Having had sexual intercourse during lifetime | ||||||
| No | 365 | 22.6 | 154 | 42.2 | 211 | 57.8 |
| Yes | 1247 | 77.4 | 476 | 38.2 | 771 | 61.8 |
| Current sexual partners | ||||||
| Regular | 863 | 65.3 | 358 | 41.5 | 505 | 58.5 |
| Casual | 145 | 11 | 43 | 29.7 | 102 | 70.3 |
| None | 313 | 23.7 | 104 | 33.2 | 209 | 66.8 |
| Lifetime gender of sexual partners | ||||||
| Opposite | 1129 | 92.4 | 426 | 37.7 | 703 | 62.3 |
| Same | 55 | 4.5 | 22 | 40 | 33 | 60 |
| Both | 38 | 3.1 | 19 | 50 | 19 | 50 |
| Condom use during sexual intercourse | ||||||
| Never/rarely/sometimes | 466 | 37.4 | 195 | 41.8 | 271 | 58.2 |
| Often/always | 781 | 62.6 | 281 | 36 | 500 | 64 |
| Having had oral sex during lifetime | ||||||
| No | 431 | 26.7 | 172 | 39.9 | 259 | 60.1 |
| Yes | 1181 | 73.3 | 458 | 38.8 | 723 | 61.2 |
| Condom use during oral sex | ||||||
| Never/rarely/sometimes | 1077 | 91.2 | 419 | 38.9 | 658 | 61.1 |
| Often/always | 104 | 8.8 | 39 | 37.5 | 65 | 62.5 |
| Family history of HPV-related cancers | ||||||
| No | 779 | 48.3 | 287 | 36.8 | 492 | 63.2 |
| Other cancers | 748 | 46.4 | 313 | 41.8 | 435 | 58.2 |
| Yes | 85 | 5.3 | 30 | 35.3 | 55 | 64.7 |
| Having received at least one HPV vaccination dose | ||||||
| No | 471 | 29.2 | ||||
| Do not remember | 511 | 31.7 | ||||
| Yes | 630 | 39.1 | ||||
* Mean ± Standard deviation (range). Number for each item may not add up to total number of study population due to missing values.