Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants who answered about their youngest children’s HPV vaccine uptake, overall and by NUTS.
| Characteristic | Italy | Northwestern Italy | Northeastern Italy | Central Italy | Southern Italy | Insular Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 1266) | (n = 383) | (n = 207) | (n = 232) | (n = 296) | (n = 148) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 581 (45.9%) | 180 (47.0%) | 89 (43.0%) | 120 (51.7%) | 132 (44.6%) | 60 (40.5%) |
| Female | 684 (54.0%) | 203 (53.0%) | 118 (57.0%) | 111 (47.8%) | 164 (55.4%) | 88 (59.5%) |
| Prefer not to disclose | 1 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Age group, years | ||||||
| 18–24 | 3 (0.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 25–34 | 66 (5.2%) | 13 (3.4%) | 11 (5.3%) | 10 (4.3%) | 21 (7.1%) | 11 (7.4%) |
| 35–44 | 316 (25.0%) | 94 (24.5%) | 44 (21.3%) | 55 (23.7%) | 82 (27.7%) | 41 (27.7%) |
| 45–54 | 626 (49.4%) | 196 (51.2%) | 107 (51.7%) | 115 (49.6%) | 140 (47.3%) | 68 (45.9%) |
| 55–64 | 216 (17.1%) | 66 (17.2%) | 39 (18.8%) | 47 (20.3%) | 40 (13.5%) | 24 (16.2%) |
| ≥65 | 39 (3.1%) | 13 (3.4%) | 6 (2.9%) | 4 (1.7%) | 12 (4.1%) | 4 (2.7%) |
| Place of residence degree of urbanization * | ||||||
| City | 527 (41.6%) | 156 (40.7%) | 74 (35.7%) | 108 (46.6%) | 138 (46.6%) | 51 (34.5%) |
| Town or suburb | 601 (47.5%) | 190 (49.6%) | 98 (47.3%) | 100 (43.1%) | 135 (45.6%) | 78 (52.7%) |
| Rural area | 138 (10.9%) | 37 (9.7%) | 35 (16.9%) | 24 (10.3%) | 23 (7.8%) | 19 (12.8%) |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| Less than high school diploma | 135 (10.7%) | 48 (12.5%) | 20 (9.7%) | 24 (10.3%) | 24 (8.1%) | 19 (12.8%) |
| High school diploma | 750 (59.2%) | 230 (60.1%) | 122 (58.9%) | 140 (60.3%) | 176 (59.5%) | 82 (55.4%) |
| Academic degree | 257 (20.3%) | 71 (18.5%) | 48 (23.2%) | 44 (19.0%) | 63 (21.3%) | 31 (20.9%) |
| Post-graduate/Doctorate degree | 124 (9.8%) | 34 (8.9%) | 17 (8.2%) | 24 (10.3%) | 33 (11.1%) | 16 (10.8%) |
| Household composition | ||||||
| Alone | 45 (3.6%) | 22 (5.7%) | 6 (2.9%) | 9 (3.9%) | 5 (1.7%) | 3 (2.0%) |
| Couple | 997 (78.8%) | 290 (75.7%) | 169 (81.6%) | 184 (79.3%) | 237 (80.1%) | 117 (79.1%) |
| With family of origin | 91 (7.2%) | 22 (5.7%) | 8 (3.9%) | 18 (7.8%) | 31 (10.5%) | 12 (8.1%) |
| Other | 133 (10.5%) | 49 (12.8%) | 24 (11.6%) | 21 (9.1%) | 23 (7.8%) | 16 (10.8%) |
| Able to pay for things needed in life | ||||||
| With great difficulty | 164 (13.0%) | 48 (12.5%) | 23 (11.1%) | 32 (13.8%) | 41 (13.9%) | 20 (13.5%) |
| With some difficulty | 653 (51.6%) | 190 (49.6%) | 111 (53.6%) | 121 (52.2%) | 157 (53.0%) | 74 (50.0%) |
| Quite easily | 395 (31.2%) | 125 (32.6%) | 67 (32.4%) | 72 (31.0%) | 85 (28.7%) | 46 (31.1%) |
| Easily | 54 (4.3%) | 20 (5.2%) | 6 (2.9%) | 7 (3.0%) | 13 (4.4%) | 8 (5.4%) |
| Who takes charge of the child’s vaccinations | ||||||
| Mostly myself | 632 (49.9%) | 190 (49.6%) | 90 (43.5%) | 105 (45.3%) | 170 (57.4%) | 77 (52.0%) |
| Mostly my partner | 140 (11.1%) | 35 (9.1%) | 29 (14.0%) | 28 (12.1%) | 31 (10.5%) | 17 (11.5%) |
| Equally myself and my partner | 494 (39.0%) | 158 (41.3%) | 88 (42.5%) | 99 (42.7%) | 95 (32.1%) | 54 (36.5%) |
* 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.