Table 3.
Predictors of intention to get the 9-valent HPV vaccine (12 variables with a P-value of < .05).
| Item | Intention to receive HPV vaccine |
AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccine hesitancy (N =855) | Vaccine acceptance (N = 692) | |||
| College grade | ||||
| Freshman | 361 | 266 | Ref | / |
| Sophomore | 330 | 242 | 0.872(0.660–1.152) | .335 |
| Junior | 108 | 115 | 1.249(0.821–1.899) | .299 |
| Senior and fifth | 51 | 74 | 0.983(0.557–1.732) | .952 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| <18.5 | 110 | 78 | Ref | / |
| 18.5–24 | 548 | 486 | 1.368(0.960–1.949) | .083 |
| 24–28 | 151 | 107 | 1.283(0.836–1.967) | .254 |
| >28 | 41 | 26 | 0.754(0.380–0.497) | .420 |
| Are you a medical student? | ||||
| No | 777 | 599 | Ref | / |
| Yes | 73 | 98 | 1.483(1.029–2.137) | .034 |
| Romantic relationships | ||||
| Single, no romance experience | 353 | 233 | Ref | / |
| Single, have romantic experience | 276 | 211 | 0.938(0.712–1.235) | .649 |
| In a romantic relationship | 221 | 253 | 1.602(1.213–2.115) | .001 |
| Do you have relatives or friends with HPV-related cancers? | ||||
| No | 827 | 652 | Ref | / |
| Yes | 23 | 45 | 2.244(1.257–4.006) | .006 |
| Do you have friends or relatives who have received 9-valent HPV? | ||||
| No | 571 | 381 | Ref | / |
| Yes | 279 | 316 | 1.338(1.048–1.708) | .019 |
| HPV can cause genital warts and certain cancers. | ||||
| No | 333 | 208 | Ref | / |
| Yes | 517 | 489 | 1.061(0.825–1.365) | .644 |
| Men can’t be infected with HPV. | ||||
| No | 627 | 567 | Ref | / |
| Yes | 223 | 130 | 0.852(0.645–1.1.24) | .257 |
| Are you in support of promoting the 9-valent HPV vaccine for men? | ||||
| No | 611 | 244 | Ref | / |
| Yes | 239 | 453 | 4.865(3.848–6.152) | <.001 |
| Do you think the authorized 9-valent HPV vaccine is safe? | ||||
| No | 144 | 80 | Ref | / |
| Yes | 706 | 617 | 0.811(0.538–1.223) | .318 |
| Do you think the authorized 9-valent HPV vaccine is effective? | ||||
| No | 120 | 64 | Ref | / |
| Yes | 730 | 633 | 0.740(0.467–1.174) | .201 |
| Would you recommend that your family and friends receive the 9-valent HPV vaccine? | ||||
| No | 220 | 74 | Ref | / |
| Yes | 630 | 623 | 3.037(2.103–4.385) | <.001 |
P-values indicate whether the adjusted OR of a particular sub-category is significant compared to the reference category. OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.