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. 2025 Apr 15;19:1892. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2025.1892

Table 2. Relationship between socio-demographic characteristics of the caretakers and their daughters’ HPV vaccination status.

Characteristics of the caretakers Pretest n (%) p-value
Vaccinated Non-vaccinated
Age of the caretaker (in years)
 18–25
 26–34
 35–44
 45–54
 ≥55

18 (7.1)
111 (43.7)
73 (28.7)
46 (18.1)
6 (2.4)

43 (7.7)
181 (32.4)
214 (38.4)
105 (18.8)
15 (2.7)

*0.027
Age of their child (in years)
 9–11
 12–14

122 (48.0)
132 (52.0)

294 (52.7)
264 (47.3)

0.218
Education level
 None
 Primary
 Secondary
 Tertiary

139 (54.7)
63 (24.8)
16 (6.3)
36 (14.2)

287 (51.5)
157 (28.1)
29 (5.2)
85 (15.2)

0.662
Occupation
 None
 Informal employment
 Formal employment

63 (24.8)
116 (45.7)
75 (29.5)

134 (24.0)
290 (52.0)
134 (24.0)

0.174
Monthly income (in KSh)
 ≤10,000
 11,000–20,000
 21,000–30,000
 31,000–40,000
 41,000–50,000
 ≥50,000

88 (34.6)
87 (34.3)
33 (13.0)
30 (11.8)
13 (5.1)
3 (1.2)

212 (38.0)
193 (34.6)
76 (13.6)
53 (9.5)
13 (2.3)
11 (2.0)

0.272
Type of house
 Permanent house
 Semi-permanent
 Mud/iron sheet walled

55 (21.7)
116 (45.7)
83 (32.6)

128 (22.9)
275 (49.3)
155 (27.8)

0.362