Table 3.

Knowledge about HPV Infection and Vaccine among Study Population

Domains	Urban college n=240 n (%)	Rural college n=180 n (%)
Never heard about HPV	189 (78.7)	138 (76.6)
Knowledge about disease caused by HPV that is cervical cancer	n=51	n=42
Yes	21 (8.7)	16 (8.8)
Knowledge about men can get infected with HPV	n=51	n=42
Yes	22 (9.2)	10 (5.5)
Knowledge about mode of transmission of HPV (multiple response)	n=51	n=42
Sexual transmission	17 (7.1)	8 (4.4)
Blood	2 (0.8)	4 (2.2)
Don’t know	33 (13.7)	32 (17.7)
Knowledge about availability of HPV vaccine at	n=51	n=42
Hospitals	13 (5.4)	8 (4.4)
Don’t know	38 (15.8)	34 (18.8)
Knowledge about appropriate age/timing of beneficiaries of HPV vaccine	n=51	n=42
11 -12 years old	2 (0.8)	1 (0.5)
Up to 45 years old female	2 (0.8)	2 (1.1)
Don’t know	47(19.5)	39 (21.6)

*father’s occupation (urban college) n=238 n=238, 2 expired