Table 2.
Characteristics of paediatricians associated with recommending the HPV vaccine*
| Characteristics | Recommend to all eligible patients (N = 292) | Recommend to some/none (N = 40) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | P (χ2) | |
| Subspecialty affiliation | |||
| General paediatrician | 129 (83) | 26 (17) | <0.05 |
| Section of infectious disease | 68 (92) | 6 (8) | |
| Section of adolescent medicine | 91 (93) | 7 (7) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 132 (87) | 19 (13) | <0.5 |
| Female | 152 (88) | 20 (12) | |
| Age in years ± SD | 49 ± 9 | 44 ± 10 | <0.2 |
| Intrinsic religiosity | |||
| High | 62 (79) | 16 (21) | <0.05 |
| Moderate | 50 (93) | 4 (7) | |
| Low | 157 (90) | 17 (10) | |
| Controversial social issues | |||
| Liberal | 222 (91) | 21 (9) | < 0.01 |
| Conservative | 59 (79) | 16 (21) | |
| Adoption of new drugs/vaccines into practice | |||
| Early | 202 (91) | 20 (9) | < 0.01 |
| Neutral | 69 (84) | 13 (16) | |
| Late | 14 (70) | 6 (30) | |
| Would you give the HPV vaccine to your own child or the child of a close friend? | |||
| Yes | 283 (92) | 25 (8) | < 0.001 |
| No | 3 (19) | 13 (81) | |
*
N varies for each demographic feature due to partial non-response.