Table 2.

Assessment of HPV knowledge: adjusted proportions of the correct answers by race

	Blacks* (95% CI)	Whites* (95% CI)	p-value
Have you heard of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV)? Answer = Yes	89.3% (75.5%–95.8%)	96.9% (90.6%–99.0%)
HPV is not sexually transmitted Answer = False	63.9% (47.7%–77.4%)	81.0% (69.6%–88.8%)
HPV infection is relatively uncommon Answer = False	63.8% (47.6%–77.4%)	87.7% (78.4%–93.3%)	0.013
HPV causes cervical cancer Answer = True	73.2% (57.2%–84.8%)	90.7% (81.6%–95.5%)	0.044
Who can become infected with HPV? Answer = Both women and men	54.4% (38.7%–69.2%)	65.1% (51.5%–76.6%)
Both men and women can have cervical cancer Answer = False	83.6% (67.9%–92.5%)	95.8% (87.4%–98.7%)
The incidence of HPV in women is highest among women in their 20's and 30's Answer = True	69.2% (53.9%–81.2%)	65.9% (52.2%–77.4%)
Most people with genital HPV infections are symptomatic Answer = False	41.5% (26.5%–58.3%)	73.6% (60.5%–83.5%)	0.014
HPV causes genital warts Answer = True	37.3% (24.1%–52.7%)	51.7% (38.6%–64.5%)
Genital warts are caused by the same HPV types that cause cervical cancer Answer = False	19.5% (10.3%–33.8%)	16.5% (8.7%–28.9%)
There is a cure for HPV infection Answer = False	47.6% (31.2%–64.6%)	68.4% (54.3%–79.8%)

*Proportions adjusted for location, age, education, income, parental status and marital status; p-value shown only when there is a statistically significant difference between Blacks and Whites.