Table 1.
Main features of the sample by HPV vaccine campaign targets in Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy (n = 236) a.
| Women ≤ 30 yo b | MSM c | PLHIV d | Transgender | Not Target | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 33 (14.0) | 80 (33.9) | 16 e (6.8) | 7 (3.0) | 110 (46.6) | 236 (100.0) | |
| Age (n = 196) | 25.0 ± 2.5 | 36.3 ± 10.1 | 44.6 ± 9.2 | 34.0 ± 17.3 | 37.2 ± 16.7 | 35.0 ± 11.8 | |
| Educational level (n = 236) |
No education | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 2 (0.9) |
| Primary education/Middle School | 2 (6.1) | 5 (6.2) | 3 (18.8) | 3 (42.9) | 8 (7.3) | 19 (8.1) | |
| High School | 15 (45.4) | 27 (33.8) | 4 (25.0) | 3 (42.9) | 35 (31.8) | 81 (34.3) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 16 (48.5) | 41 (51.3) | 7 (43.8) | 1 (14.2) | 55 (50.0) | 116 (49.1) | |
| Higher Education/PhD | 0 (0.0) | 7 (8.7) | 1 (6.2) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (10.0) | 18 (7.6) | |
| With your financial resources can you meet your needs? (n = 234) | Very easily | 2 (6.1) | 17 (21.2) | 6 (37.5) | 1 (16.7) | 21 (19.1) | 42 (18.0) |
| Easily | 16 (48.5) | 30 (37.5) | 5 (31.2) | 3 (50.0) | 45 (40.9) | 96 (41.0) | |
| With some difficulties | 11 (33.3) | 26 (32.5) | 3 (18.8) | 1 (16.7) | 37 (33.6) | 78 (33.3) | |
| With many difficulties | 4 (12.1) | 7 (8.8) | 2 (12.5) | 1 (16.6) | 7 (6.4) | 18 (7.7) | |
| Citizenship (n = 232) |
Italian | 31 (96.9) | 75 (94.9) | 16 (100.0) | 4 (67.6) | 100 (90.9) | 215 (92.7) |
| Non-Italian | 0 (0.0) | 4 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (16.7) | 6 (5.5) | 11 (4.7) | |
| Dual | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (100.0) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (3.6) | 6 (2.6) | |
a One man born in 2006, part of the sample, was the only one belonging to his target category and was therefore not shown. b The abbreviation “yo” stands for “years old”. c “Men who have sex with men”. d “People living with HIV”. e Of the 16 PLHIV, 11 were also MSM.