Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of the youngest children of the study participants who answered about their 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 | 657 (51.9%) | 198 (51.7%) | 118 (57.0%) | 126 (54.3%) | 147 (49.7%) | 68 (45.9%) |
| Female | 609 (48.1%) | 185 (48.3%) | 89 (43.0%) | 106 (45.7%) | 149 (50.3%) | 80 (54.1%) |
| Age group, years | ||||||
| 9–11 | 427 (33.7%) | 119 (31.1%) | 75 (36.2%) | 82 (35.3%) | 106 (35.8%) | 45 (30.4%) |
| 12–17 | 839 (66.3%) | 264 (68.9%) | 132 (63.8%) | 150 (64.7%) | 190 (64.2%) | 103 (69.6%) |
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.