Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants who answered about their own HPV vaccine uptake, overall and by NUTS.
| Characteristic | Italy | Northwestern Italy | Northeastern Italy | Central Italy | Southern Italy | Insular Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 3160) | (n = 776) | (n = 637) | (n = 634) | (n = 736) | (n = 377) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 457 (14.5%) | 94 (12.1%) | 95 (14.9%) | 82 (12.9%) | 143 (19.4%) | 43 (11.4%) |
| Female | 2689 (85.1%) | 679 (87.5%) | 539 (84.6%) | 551 (86.9%) | 588 (79.9%) | 332 (88.1%) |
| Non-binary | 9 (0.3%) | 1 (0.1%) | 3 (0.5%) | 1 (0.2%) | 2 (0.3%) | 2 (0.5%) |
| Prefer not to disclose | 5 (0.2%) | 2 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Age group, years | ||||||
| 18–25 | 1051 (33.3%) | 225 (29.0%) | 218 (34.2%) | 205 (32.3%) | 302 (41.0%) | 101 (26.8%) |
| 26–32 * | 485 (15.3%) | 113 (14.6%) | 104 (16.3%) | 101 (15.9%) | 102 (13.9%) | 65 (17.2%) |
| 33–44 * | 996 (31.5%) | 271 (34.9%) | 191 (30.0%) | 201 (31.7%) | 203 (27.6%) | 130 (34.5%) |
| 45–59 * | 628 (19.9%) | 167 (21.5%) | 124 (19.5%) | 127 (20.0%) | 129 (17.5%) | 81 (21.5%) |
| Place of residence degree of urbanization † | ||||||
| City | 1184 (37.5%) | 353 (45.5%) | 156 (24.5%) | 259 (40.9%) | 296 (40.2%) | 120 (31.8%) |
| Town or suburb | 1512 (47.8%) | 335 (43.2%) | 333 (52.3%) | 294 (46.4%) | 338 (45.9%) | 212 (56.2%) |
| Rural area | 464 (14.7%) | 88 (11.3%) | 148 (23.2%) | 81 (12.8%) | 102 (13.9%) | 45 (11.9%) |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| Less than high school diploma | 309 (9.8%) | 77 (9.9%) | 74 (11.6%) | 64 (10.1%) | 58 (7.9%) | 36 (9.5%) |
| High school diploma | 1903 (60.2%) | 484 (62.4%) | 358 (56.2%) | 374 (59.0%) | 443 (60.2%) | 244 (64.7%) |
| Academic degree | 734 (23.2%) | 159 (20.5%) | 164 (25.7%) | 158 (24.9%) | 187 (25.4%) | 66 (17.5%) |
| Post-graduate/Doctorate degree | 214 (6.8%) | 56 (7.2%) | 41 (6.4%) | 38 (6.0%) | 48 (6.5%) | 31 (8.2%) |
| Household composition | ||||||
| Alone | 419 (13.3%) | 118 (15.2%) | 89 (14.0%) | 97 (15.3%) | 75 (10.2%) | 40 (10.6%) |
| Couple | 1361 (43.1%) | 369 (47.6%) | 286 (44.9%) | 274 (43.2%) | 262 (35.6%) | 170 (45.1%) |
| With family of origin | 1238 (39.2%) | 250 (32.2%) | 236 (37.0%) | 235 (37.1%) | 367 (49.9%) | 150 (39.8%) |
| Other | 142 (4.5%) | 39 (5.0%) | 26 (4.1%) | 28 (4.4%) | 32 (4.3%) | 17 (4.5%) |
| Able to pay for things needed in life | ||||||
| With great difficulty | 402 (12.7%) | 91 (11.7%) | 77 (12.1%) | 77 (12.1%) | 99 (13.5%) | 58 (15.4%) |
| With some difficulty | 1481 (46.9%) | 336 (43.3%) | 285 (44.7%) | 285 (45.0%) | 373 (50.7%) | 202 (53.6%) |
| Quite easily | 1130 (35.8%) | 300 (38.7%) | 234 (36.7%) | 247 (39.0%) | 239 (32.5%) | 110 (29.2%) |
| Easily | 147 (4.7%) | 49 (6.3%) | 41 (6.4%) | 25 (3.9%) | 25 (3.4%) | 7 (1.9%) |
| Daily problems due to physical, psychological, or sensory impairment | ||||||
| Yes | 242 (7.7%) | 48 (6.2%) | 54 (8.5%) | 43 (6.8%) | 70 (9.5%) | 27 (7.2%) |
| No | 2918 (92.3%) | 728 (93.8%) | 583 (91.5%) | 591 (93.2%) | 666 (90.5%) | 350 (92.8%) |
| BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 | ||||||
| Yes | 287 (9.1%) | 58 (7.5%) | 62 (9.7%) | 62 (9.8%) | 71 (9.6%) | 34 (9.0%) |
| No | 2873 (90.9%) | 718 (92.5%) | 575 (90.3%) | 572 (90.2%) | 665 (90.4%) | 343 (91.0%) |
| Pneumopathy | ||||||
| Yes | 177 (5.6%) | 42 (5.4%) | 41 (6.4%) | 31 (4.9%) | 39 (5.3%) | 24 (6.4%) |
| No | 2983 (94.4%) | 734 (94.6%) | 596 (93.6%) | 603 (95.1%) | 697 (94.7%) | 353 (93.6%) |
| Cardiopathy | ||||||
| Yes | 121 (3.8%) | 32 (4.1%) | 32 (5.0%) | 19 (3.0%) | 29 (3.9%) | 9 (2.4%) |
| No | 3039 (96.2%) | 744 (95.9%) | 605 (95.0%) | 615 (97.0%) | 707 (96.1%) | 368 (97.6%) |
| Diabetes | ||||||
| Yes | 135 (4.3%) | 24 (3.1%) | 40 (6.3%) | 30 (4.7%) | 28 (3.8%) | 13 (3.4%) |
| No | 3025 (95.7%) | 752 (96.9%) | 597 (93.7%) | 604 (95.3%) | 708 (96.2%) | 364 (96.6%) |
* Females only. † Graded using the Eurostat Degree of Urbanization (DEGURBA) classification system. Notes: Piedmont, Aosta Valley, Lombardy, and Liguria constitute northwestern Italy; Trentino-South Tyrol, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and Emilia-Romagna constitute northeastern Italy; Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, and Lazio constitute central Italy; Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Apulia, Basilicata, and Calabria constitute southern Italy; and Sicily and Sardinia constitute insular Italy. Abbreviations: HPV, human papillomavirus; NUTS, Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics; BMI, body mass index.