Table 4.
Adjusted OR (95%CI) | |
---|---|
Characteristic | |
Ever had an abnormal Pap | |
No/Don’t know | ref |
Yes | 2.09 (0.93, 4.67) |
Ever had an HPV test | |
No/Don’t know | ref |
Yes | 0.88 (0.43, 1.83) |
Attitudes/beliefs | |
Believe vaccines are well-tested | |
No/Don’t know | ref |
Yes | 2.28 (1.12, 4.63)** |
Perceive HPV vaccine to be effective | |
Not very effective or DK | ref |
Very or fairly effective | 1.69 (0.84, 3.41) |
Perceived likelihood of getting an HPV infection | |
No chance/unlikely | ref |
Unsure | 1.83 (0.82, 4.07) |
Certain/likely/moderately likely | 2.66 (1.16, 6.05)** |
Social influences | |
Is your decision to be vaccinated influenced by other people’s opinions? | |
Not at all/Not very much/Don’t know | ref |
Somewhat/A great deal | 2.21 (0.98, 5.01) |
Health care provider recommendation | |
Not at all/Not very much/Don’t know | ref |
Somewhat/A great deal | 1.44 (0.58, 3.57) |
Self-efficacy | |
Comfort asking health care provider for information about the HPV vaccine | |
Very uncomfortable/ uncomfortable/unsure | ref |
Comfortable/Very comfortable | 0.52 (0.15, 1.74) |
Comfort asking health care provider for information about getting HPV vaccines | |
Very uncomfortable/ uncomfortable/unsure | ref |
Comfortable/Very comfortable | 4.53 (1.59, 12.88)** |
Barriers | |
Previous negative health care experiences | |
Not at all/Not very much/Don’t know | ref |
Somewhat/A great deal | 0.40 (0.20, 0.80)** |
* All factors at p < 0.10 from bivariate analyses were entered into final model. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant in the final model. The N for the multivariable analysis (207) is lower than the N for the bivariate analyses (217) due to missing values
**Bold are p < 0.05